(NYT) — About 30 years ago, Representative Charles B. Rangel invited a 19-year-old summer intern named Adam Clayton Powell IV into his office at the United States Capitol for an emotional conversation: He had run a bruising primary campaign in 1970 to unseat Mr. Powell’s father, he acknowledged, ending the career of a celebrated Harlem politician. But […]
(The Grio) — As the New York City mosque controversy continues to brew, Harlem congressional candidate Adam Clayton Powell IV makes his position firm in this MSNBC appearance. He believes disallowing the mosque is the equivalent of racial profiling. Powell IV says, “Controversy assumes that there is something wrong with the Muslim religion or something tainted about the […]
(Politics365.com) –The ongoing political battle between State Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell, IV, and long time Congressman Charlie Rangel, for the 15th Congressional district in New York is constantly pitted as a Shakespearian drama — dipped in chocolate. Scene 1, Harlem: Adam the IV, the scion of an ousted and shamed political leader, Adam the Jr., returns […]
(New York Magazine) — At a press conference at noon in Albany today, Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV of Harlem and members of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force will announce a resolution calling for a statewide boycott of Arizona in response to its new, highly controversial illegal-immigration law. Powell tells us that the resolution — […]
(Amsterdam News) — It is still a few months until the real political season arrives, but there’s already plenty of heat in Harlem as aspirants jockey for position while the incumbents rush to fortify their base. Among the more significant rumors is that at least three candidates have floated intentions to take on Rep. Charles […]
(New York Times) — Here are some things you may not know about Adam Clayton Powell IV. He has considerable expertise in metallurgy and thin films. He has written widely on polymer membranes, solder wetting and electron beam melting. And he is not, despite what you may have read recently, running for the United States […]
(New York Times) — Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV announced on Monday that he would challenge Representative Charles B. Rangel in the Democratic primary in the fall, setting the stage for an intensely personal rematch between two of Harlem’s biggest political names and oldest foes. Mr. Powell’s entry into the race suggests that Mr. Rangel’s political troubles […]
His bid for Congress has set the stage for a battle between two of Harlem's biggest names.