Johnson, who already is in his sixth term, was the first black district attorney in the state. (gothamgazette.com)
Thompson, the first black district attorney of Brooklyn, died this month after a battle with cancer and was memorialized over the weekend. (nystateofpolitics.com)
He first challenged an incumbent state assemblyman and then a sitting congressman in a predominantly black district in central Brooklyn, drawing support from unconventional precincts — including charter - school donors and conservative pro-Israel activists — on his way to Washington. (nytimes.com)