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* Harvey Dinkins ( 1900 – 1962 ), a farm writer for the Winston-Salem Journal and early radio and television personality for WSJS, beginning in 1946.

Dinkins and program
Dinkins also initiated a hiring program that expanded the police department nearly 25 %.

Dinkins and with
Dinkins graduated magna cum laude from Howard University with a degree in mathematics.
Dinkins rose through the Democratic Party organization in Harlem and became part of an influential group of African-American politicians that included Denny Farrell, Percy Sutton, Basil Paterson, and Charles Rangel ; the latter three together with Dinkins were known as the " Gang of Four ".
During his final days in office, Dinkins made last-minute negotiations with the sanitation workers, presumably to preserve the public status of garbage removal.
Dinkins also signed a last minute 99-year lease with the USTA National Tennis Center, including strict limitations on flights in and out of neighboring LaGuardia Airport during the US Open.
Dinkins also sits on the Honorary Founders Board, having worked with the Jazz Foundation to save the homes and the lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians, including musicians who survived Hurricane Katrina, since its inception.
The official poster series, which began in 1975, has been very successful with many collectors ; the first poster was designed by Sharon Dinkins and Thorn Grafton.
The first night of the riot, Dinkins, along with Police Commissioner Lee Brown, both African Americans, went to Crown Heights to dispel the false rumors about the circumstances surrounding the accident, but they had no impact on the rioters, most of whom were young black men.
This time, Giuliani ran a more effective race, riding to victory on a wave of discontent with incumbent David Dinkins, with even stronger turnout among ethnic Catholics and Jewish voters than in 1989, and in the same areas where D ' Amato had done well a year earlier.
Carl Weisbrod, formerly of PDC prior to its merger with FSC, was the first president of NYCEDC under the Dinkins administration.
WLIB ’ s advocacy strength was credited with getting out the vote for David Dinkins in 1989 as he ran to become New York City ’ s first black mayor.
In 2005, his second season with the Ravens, Dinkins appeared in all 16 games, including four starts, and totaled 55 yards on six receptions ( 9. 2 avg.
In 2008, Dinkins caught his second career touchdown with 2: 15 left in the second quarter during the week 6 game against the defending Super Bowl champions, New York Giants.
Dinkins signed with the New Orleans Saints on March 18, 2009.
In 2004, Dinkins created his own foundation to host the annual Darnell Dinkins Maleness to Manhood football camp, with the goal involving parents to of teaching inner-city Pittsburgh youth leadership, responsibility, integrity and teamwork.
In late 2008, Dinkins, with fellow Browns player Joshua Cribbs, opened a children's indoor inflatable play arena called Bounce City, which is located in Strongsville, Ohio.

Dinkins and be
* 1989 – David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected mayor of New York City.
The New York City government and then-Mayor David Dinkins opposed the vote, contending that the referendum should not be permitted by the state unless the city issued a home rule message supporting it, which the city would not.
In recognition of the economic impact of this idea on NYC, Mayor David M. Dinkins proclaimed in perpetuity that " October 24 – 31 will be HALLOWEEK in New York City in perpetuity.

Dinkins and Saturday
were two Sunday morning programs, featuring Al Sharpton and Dinkins ; these programs were moved to Saturday after the format change.

Dinkins and on
In 1989, he ran for a fourth term as Mayor but lost the Democratic primary to David Dinkins, who went on to defeat Rudy Giuliani in the general election.
Dinkins was elected Mayor of New York City on November 7, 1989, defeating three-term incumbent Mayor Ed Koch and two others in the Democratic primary and Republican candidate Rudy Giuliani in the general election.
Incoming mayor Giuliani blamed Dinkins for a " cheap political trick " when Dinkins planned the resignation of Victor Gotbaum, Dinkins ' appointee on the Board of Education, thus guaranteeing his replacement six months in office.
Dinkins sits on the Board of Directors of The Jazz Foundation of America.
During Mayor David Dinkins ' term as mayor of New York, the jail filled to overflowing, and an 800-bed barge was installed on the East River to accommodate the extra inmates.
On September 19, Ferrer received the endorsement of SEIU Local 1199, former mayor David Dinkins on September 23 and Andrew Cuomo on September 29.
On the corner of Richmond Terrace and Lockman Avenue is the Fellowship Baptist Church, which has a large African American congregation and has gained considerable political influence being visited by New York City mayors David Dinkins, Rudolph Giuliani, and Michael Bloomberg on multiple occasions during their terms of office.
The riots had an impact on the 1993 mayoral race, contributing to the defeat of Mayor David Dinkins, an African-American.
The report also embarrassed Dinkins on his handling of the riots.
During the Crown Heights Riot, Dinkins stood on the stairs of a police temporary headquarters vehicle and addressed the several hundred police officers who were there for roll call.
In a 16-minute speech on the Thanksgiving holiday following the riot, Dinkins denied that he had prevented police from protecting citizens in Crown Heights.
Dinkins went on to win the general election against Rudy Giuliani.
During Rudy Giuliani's first mayoral bid in 1989, Velella and D ' Amato acted together to deny Giuliani the support he needed to beat David Dinkins, the eventual Democratic nominee, even going so far as to engineer a completely spurious candidacy on the part of cosmetics heir Ronald Lauder to challenge Giuliani in the Republican primary.
In the general election, Velella endorsed Giuliani, who went on to lose narrowly to Dinkins.
Dinkins was waived by the Giants at the end of the training camp and was signed by the Baltimore Ravens on October 2, 2004 to their practice squad before being elevated to the active roster on October 29.

Dinkins and New
* 1927 – David Dinkins, American politician, 106th Mayor of New York City
** David Dinkins becomes the first African American mayor of New York City.
** David Norman Dinkins, African-American Mayor of New York City from 1989 through 1993
In 1983 McCall married second-wife, Dr. Joyce F. Brown, former psychology professor, NYC deputy mayor in the Dinkins Administration, and current president of SUNY's Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
The notes indicated Ferguson planned to wait to start the killings until he was beyond the New York City limit out of respect for outgoing Mayor David Dinkins and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly.
* David Dinkins, Mayor of New York City 1990-1994.
David Norman Dinkins ( born July 10, 1927 ) is a former politician and Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993.
Dinkins was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and raised by his father, his parents having separated when he was six years old.
Dinkins was elected in the wake of a corruption scandal that involved several Democratic leaders in New York City.
Dinkins entered office pledging racial healing, and famously referred to New York's demographic diversity as a " gorgeous mosaic.
A 2009 report in The New York Times looking back at the Dinkins administration suggested that its achievements were not as Giuliani stated, noting:
In the campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, Dinkins served as an elected delegate for Hillary Clinton from New York.
25 years later, the Commission was cited by David Dinkins as having preserved New York City's municipal identity and enhanced the market perception of a number of neighborhoods.
Rubin is married to Judith Oxenberg Rubin, who served as the New York City Commissioner of Protocol for four years under Mayor David Dinkins.
Many prominent leaders were present, including Coretta Scott King and Myrlie Evers-Williams, poet Maya Angelou, actor-activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, New York Governor George Pataki, and four New York City mayors — Abraham Beame, Ed Koch, David Dinkins, and Rudy Giuliani.
In 1989, he was a senior advisor to David Dinkins ' successful campaign for mayor of New York City.
* David Dinkins, Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, was the first African American to hold that office.
The New York Police Department, Mayor Dinkins, newspaper columnist Mike McAlary, and the U. S. Justice Department did not agree.

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