David Dinkins, New York City's 1st Black mayor, dies at 93
11:50pm PST - November 23rd, 2020 david dinkins - CBC NewsDavid Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City's first African-American mayor, but was doomed to a single term by a soaring murder rate, stubborn unemployment and his mishandling of a race riot in Brooklyn, has died. He was 93.