"American mayor" . "Joe William Denning (born 1945) is an American mayor, City commissioner, and police officer who served as the first African-American mayor of Bowling Green, Kentucky.Born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Denning is a graduate of the Kentucky State Police Academy, the second Black Trooper in the history of the Kentucky State Police."@en . "1945Z"^^ . "Denning, Joe"@en .