Harlem NY: A Memorial was held at the National Action Network in Harlem to honor former Mayor David Dinkins. The Rev. Al Sharpton and numerous Black Community leader, and hopeful mayoral candidates in the 2021 mayoral race shown their respect for the former Mayor.
Many talk about how the former mayor shaped there political careers, Mayor De Blasio, said he would not be where his today with out the guide dense he received and community activist.
But due to the coronavirus pandemic, his family said Tuesday, no public memorial is yet planned for Dinkins, who died Monday at 93.
So on Saturday morning, the activist preacher Al Sharpton, a longtime ally, convened a smaller, unofficial tribute to Dinkins, the city’s only Black mayor.
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