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He graduated cum laude from Howard University and received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1956. A longtime member of Harlem 's Carver Democratic Club, Dinkins began his electoral career by serving in the New York State Assembly in 1966, eventually advancing to Manhattan borough president. [2]
Apr 26, 2024 · He eventually was drafted and served with the Marines. He went to Howard University on the G.I. Bill (of Rights), studying mathematics (B.S., 1950). In 1953 Dinkins entered Brooklyn Law School and was introduced to politics when he married Joyce Burrows, the daughter of a New York state assemblyman.
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Apr 2, 2014 · (1927-2020) Who Was David Dinkins? Born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1927, David Dinkins attended Howard University and Brooklyn Law School. He began his career in New York City politics in the...
Nov 24, 2020 · John Sotomayor/The New York Times. By Jeffery C. Mays and Emma G. Fitzsimmons. Nov. 24, 2020. David N. Dinkins served a single four-year term as New York City’s first and only Black mayor....
Nov 24, 2020 · With federal aid to cities off significantly, Mr. Dinkins first wavered over a $28 billion budget, then cut spending for health, education, housing, social services and programs for children...
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Nov 24, 2020 · The son of a barber born in 1927 in New Jersey, he studied at Howard University and Brooklyn Law School. He later went on to serve as the city's mayor from 1990 to 1993. His successor, Rudy...
Nov 24, 2020 · Speaking frequently of what he called New York’s “gorgeous mosaic” of racial, ethnic and religious diversity, Dinkins championed economic equality and education for people of color, and offered...
