Tag: New York
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NAACP Legend Hazel Dukes Passes
By April Ryan “She was a warrior in the truest sense of the word and activist extraordinaire.” Those words are from Reverend Al Sharpton who is celebrating the life and activism of the iconic Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, civil rights activist and leader within the ranks of the New York and National Board of the ... -
David Dinkins, New York’s First and Only Black Mayor, Dies at 93
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Correspondent David Dinkins was the stuff of political legend in New York’s Harlem. From 1990 to 1993, Dinkins served as the 106th Mayor of the largest city in America — New York. Dinkins was a historic figure as the first African American to hold the office. He often referred to ...