Before it was the standard to be a Black performer and speak out against injustice, Hazel Scott (1920-1981) was doing it. The pianist, who garnered fame for her immense musical talents, used her platform to speak out against segregation, to demand the best opportunities, and to not shy away from allegations made about her, including […]
(NY Daily News) — The leading contender to dethrone Rep. Charles Rangel took thousands in campaign cash from an ex-con Wall Streeter who owns a notorious Bronx strip club. Asked about the donations on Wednesday, Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell 4th told the Daily News he would return the money. But Powell had trouble keeping his story straight on what he knew about […]
(The Washington Post) — Now the onetime assemblyman, Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), finds himself charged with 13 violations of ethics rules of the House of Representatives. He is being challenged by a state assemblyman named Adam Clayton Powell IV, the youngest son of the man Rangel vanquished in 1970. Read More…
His bid for Congress has set the stage for a battle between two of Harlem's biggest names.