Benjamin Ward, the Glossary
Benjamin Ward (August 10, 1926 – June 10, 2002) was the first African American New York City Police Commissioner.[1]
Table of Contents
35 relations: African Americans, Brooklyn, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn Law School, Charles Rangel, Crack cocaine, Ed Koch, Harlem, Howard R. Leary, Hudson Valley Community College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lieutenant, Lloyd Sealy Library, Louis Farrakhan, Malcolm X, Military police, Nation of Islam, New York (state), New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board, New York City Department of Correction, New York City Department of Transportation, New York City Police Commissioner, New York City Police Department, New York City Police Department Housing Bureau, New York City Subway, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Police officer, Queens, Richard J. Condon, Robert J. McGuire, Troy, New York, United States Army, Weeksville, Brooklyn, 1972 Harlem mosque incident, 1988 Tompkins Square Park riot.
- African-American people in New York (state) politics
African Americans
African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, United States.
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Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn Law School (BLS) is a private law school in New York City.
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Charles Rangel
Charles Bernard Rangel (born June 11, 1930) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative for districts in New York City from 1971 to 2017.
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Crack cocaine
Crack cocaine, commonly known simply as crack, and also known as rock, is a free base form of the stimulant cocaine that can be smoked.
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Ed Koch
Edward Irving Koch (December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality.
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan in New York City.
Howard R. Leary
Howard R. Leary (August 7, 1911 – January 31, 1994) was an American law enforcement officer who served as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department from 1963 to 1966 and New York City Police Commissioner from 1966 to 1970. Benjamin Ward and Howard R. Leary are new York City Police Commissioners.
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Hudson Valley Community College is a public community college in Troy, New York.
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice (John Jay) is a public college focused on criminal justice and located in New York City.
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Lieutenant
A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.
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Lloyd Sealy Library
The Lloyd George Sealy Library is the campus library at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY).
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Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott; May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader who heads the Nation of Islam (NOI), a black nationalist organization.
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Malcolm X
Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an African-American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965.
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Military police
Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state.
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Nation of Islam
The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious and political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930.
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New York (state)
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.
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New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board
The NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is a civilian oversight agency with jurisdiction over the New York City Police Department (NYPD), the largest police force in the United States.
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New York City Department of Correction
The New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC) is the branch of the municipal government of New York City responsible for the custody, control, and care of New York City's imprisoned population, housing the majority of them on Rikers Island.
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New York City Department of Transportation
The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) is the agency of the government of New York City responsible for the management of much of New York City's transportation infrastructure.
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New York City Police Commissioner
The New York City Police Commissioner is the head of the New York City Police Department and presiding member of the Board of Commissioners. Benjamin Ward and New York City Police Commissioner are new York City Police Commissioners.
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New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City.
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New York City Police Department Housing Bureau
The New York City Police Department Housing Bureau is responsible for providing police services to about 420,000 people living in New York City's public housing projects.
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New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
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New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYSDOCCS) is the department of the New York State government that administers the state prison and parole system, including 44 prisons funded by the state government.
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Police officer
A police officer (also called a policeman (male) or policewoman (female), a cop, an officer, or less commonly a constable) is a warranted law employee of a police force.
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Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.
Richard J. Condon
Richard J. Condon (born 1935/1936) Retrieved November 30, 2018. Benjamin Ward and Richard J. Condon are new York City Police Commissioners.
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Robert J. McGuire
Robert Joseph McGuire (born December 8, 1936) is an American attorney and business executive who served as New York City Police Commissioner from 1978 to 1983. Benjamin Ward and Robert J. McGuire are new York City Police Commissioners.
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Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the United States state of New York and is the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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Weeksville, Brooklyn
Weeksville is a historic neighborhood founded by free African Americans in what is now Brooklyn, New York, United States.
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1972 Harlem mosque incident
The 1972 Harlem mosque attack occurred on April 14, 1972, when a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer was shot and fatally wounded at the Nation of Islam Mosque No. 7 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, United States.
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1988 Tompkins Square Park riot
The Tompkins Square Park riot occurred on August 6–7, 1988 in Tompkins Square Park, located in the East Village and Alphabet City neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City.
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See also
African-American people in New York (state) politics
- Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
- Al Sharpton
- Alice Green
- Alvin Bragg
- Andy King (American politician)
- Anna Arnold Hedgeman
- Anne Williams-Isom
- Antonio Delgado
- Arthur C. Ford
- Barbara Smith
- Benjamin J. Davis Jr.
- Benjamin Ward
- Bertha Lewis (activist)
- Charlene Mitchell
- David Paterson
- Donovan Richards
- Edolphus Towns
- Edward Richard Dudley
- Ferdinand Q. Morton
- Floyd Flake
- Gang of Four (Harlem)
- Hubert Thomas Delany
- Hugh Mulzac
- India Walton
- Jamaal Bowman
- Jimmy McMillan
- John King Jr.
- Keith St. John (politician)
- Kenneth P. Thompson
- Larry Sharpe (political activist)
- Lee P. Brown
- Lenora Fulani
- Letitia James
- Major Owens
- Mazi Melesa Pilip
- Mercedes Narcisse
- Michel Faulkner
- Mondaire Jones
- Nantasha Williams
- Paul Gibson Jr.
- Phil Reed
- Randy Daniels
- Richard E. Jackson
- Ritchie Torres
- Sandy Nurse
- Shirley Chisholm
- Tremaine Wright
- William Lynch Jr.
- Yvette Clarke
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Ward
Also known as Ward, Benjamin.