MLK 2011: Sharpton Updates the Struggle, Bloomberg Gets Jeered
In his annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, the Rev. Al Sharpton and his parade of guests urged the crowd to fight the modern battle against inequality. And in at least once instance, that meant,...
View ArticleDavid Dinkins on His Friend, Arthur Ashe
Twenty years ago last month, tennis great Arthur Ashe called the show to comment on the competing, and possibly converging, visions of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. This week, former NYC...
View ArticleWhy Don't New Yorkers Vote?
In 1953, 93 percent of voters in New York City cast ballots. In the last mayoral election, 28 percent of voters did. But before you start wringing your hands, consider these reasons why.In 2009, barely...
View ArticleWith Newcomers Scarce, Thompson Backed by Black Political Establishment
Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson got a nod from two powerful members of the city’s African American political establishment on Monday – but absent from the event were members of the newer...
View ArticleMayoral History Smackdown
As the Bloomberg era comes to a close, we look back at the history of the New York mayor's office and assess the accomplishments of those who've held the office. Which mayor transformed the city the...
View ArticleBill Lynch, Former Deputy Mayor and Democratic Political Strategist, Dies
William Lynch, a former deputy mayor in David Dinkins administration who for 40 years played an active role in city, state and national politics, has died. He was 72.Lynch's son and daughter said in a...
View ArticleDavid Dinkins on Governing the City
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins talks about his memoir, A Mayor’s Life: Governing New York’s Gorgeous Mosaic. Dinkins, the son of a barber and a domestic worker, grew up in Harlem and Trenton...
View ArticleDinkins Offers Unsolicited Advice to de Blasio
After making education the cornerstone of his successful campaign, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio was greeted by a standing ovation Monday at a Columbia University summit on the future of the city’s...
View ArticleRemembering David Dinkins
NYC's first African American mayor, David Dinkins, died yesterday. Brian talks about his legacy and plays excerpts from past interviews.
View ArticleDavid Dinkins' Life & Legacy
David Paterson, former governor of New York (D) and the author of the memoir Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity (Skyhorse, 2020), reflects on the...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Remembering Mayor Dinkins; Who Gets the Vaccine and...
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Remembering Mayor Dinkins (First) | Who Gets the Vaccine and When? (Starts at 29:19) | Shop Listener (Starts at 56:29)If you don't...
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