Mary Pinkett

Mary Pinkett was the first black New York City councilwoman and served 28 years from 1974 until 2001 when she was term-limited out of office. She died in 2003 at the age of 72. Parts of Washington Avenue in Brooklyn are named after her.

Sources

• http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2005/11/we_honor_mary_p.php
• http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E3DA143DF936A35751C1A9659C8B63

Political offices
Preceded by Newly created district	New York City Council, 28th District 1974–1991	Succeeded by Thomas White, Jr.
Preceded by Jerome X. O'Donovan	New York City Council, 35th District 1992–2001	Succeeded by James E. Davis

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Name	Pinkett, Mary
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Short description	American politician
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Date of death	2003
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