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3 days ago · David Dinkins (born July 10, 1927, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.—died November 23, 2020, New York, New York) was an American politician, who served as the first African American mayor of New York City (1990–93).
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Jun 21, 2024 · David Dinkins, New York City’s first Black mayor, died in his Manhattan home on Monday, Nov. 23. He was 93. His death comes weeks after the death of his wife Joyce, who passed away on Oct. 11 at the age of 89.
Jun 17, 2024 · As a Ph.D. student at the University of Memphis, I wrote my dissertation on the politics of New York City during the administration of David Dinkins, the city’s first African American mayor. My dissertation focused on a series of political flashpoints and the 1989 and 1993 mayoral elections.
4 days ago · In memoriam to former New York City mayor David Dinkins, the city’s first Black mayor, we first shared the history of the Manhattan Municipal Building which was renamed for him. But even lesser...
4 days ago · In 1990, Mayor David Dinkins, a longtime apartheid foe, enacted an even tougher sanctions bill that not only cut off city contracts with companies that did business in South Africa, but gave...
6 days ago · In Sharpton’s piece, the reverend and prominent civil rights leader praised the mayor’s management, and said he needs to be treated better than the city’s first Black mayor, David Dinkins, who was...
Jul 1, 2024 · David Dinkins, passed away last night at his Upper East Side home at the age of 93. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993, before Rudy Guiliani and after Ed Koch.
