David Dinkins' Life & Legacy

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 24, 2020

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 life and legacy of NYC's first African American mayor, David Dinkins, who died on Monday.

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