Dinkins, who defeated incumbent Ed Koch in the Democratic mayoral primary, went on to lead the city in the 1990s during a time of economic and racial strife.
Dinkins was mayor during the early 1990s, a position he called "the greatest job there is." His tenure came at a time when the city was plagued with economic woes, crime and racial tension.
Patrick Quinn, who helped turn the Ice Bucket Challenge into a global phenomenon in 2014, died after a seven-year fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Patrick Quinn has died after a seven-year fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. The Ice Bucket Challenge took the Internet by storm in 2014.
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Steven White, the son of Carroll White, of Ottumwa, Iowa, a World War II veteran who died from COVID-19 at the age of 100.
Jim Herber was an Army veteran, retired mailman and hospice volunteer, loved and respected in his community in Sheboygan, Wis. He died of COVID-19 at age 74. His children remember his life.
Audio engineer Bruce Swedien, who shaped the sound of several albums with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, died Monday at age 86. He also collaborated with artists from B.B. King to Jennifer Lopez.
In 1960, she braved death threats and racial epithets to accompany her daughter to the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, desegregating the school.