Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

'Sweet Thunder' by Wil Haygood

2009-10-28 00:00:00

When I was a young boxing writer, I once was invited to watch historic fight films with a small group that included Sugar Ray Robinson, by then long retired from the ring. Suffice to say, I was -- by several orders of magnitude -- the most ignorant...

Embattled Charlie Rangel faces yet another Adam Clayton Powell as Harlem history comes full circle

2010-04-08 16:35:36

The law is on Blagojevich's side

2009-01-06 00:00:00

Like it or not, Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich has the legal authority to appoint Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, and Burris, the state's former attorney general, should be allowed to take the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Senate...

Blagojevich's Senate ploy

2008-12-31 00:00:00

Given his shameless refusal to step down, it's not surprising that Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich insisted on exercising his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to succeed President-elect Barack Obama. The governor, who has been accused by federal...

Dorothy Sterling, author of African American children's literature, dies at 95

2008-12-14 00:00:00

Dorothy Sterling, a significant figure in 20th-century children's literature for her lucid, well- researched portrayals of historical African Americans written decades before multiculturalism became mainstream, died Dec. 1 at her home in Wellfleet, Mass....

Al Sharpton

2003-07-06 00:00:00

LANCASTER, S.C. — On a sweltering afternoon, the Rev. Al Sharpton takes a swig of iced tea and rises to address the crowd at Etta's Kitchen. Hooking his thumbs in the vest of a three-piece suit, the Harlem Democrat explains why he's running for...

A Second Renaissance in Harlem

2002-05-05 00:00:00

Noisy, diesel-belching tour buses routinely roll uptown headed for the heart of Harlem. Some residents call them "drive-bys." "The bus comes by. Cameras go off. Then they're gone," said Anthony Bowman, co-owner of the Harlem Gift Shop. "There's no...

'Japanese by Spring' by Ishmael Reed

1993-04-20 00:00:00

It's hard to say exactly where Ishmael Reed will lose the typical reader in the course of his most recent novel, which is political tract as much as fiction. Some readers will tune out when the author writes, while discussing the Anita Hill-Clarence...

Singer Maria Cole, widow of Nat 'King' Cole, dies

2012-07-12 21:45:11

By Associated Press Maria Hawkins Cole, widow of jazz crooner Nat "King" Cole and mother of singer Natalie Cole, died Tuesday in Boca Raton, Fla., after a short battle with cancer. She was 89. Before and after marrying the famed singer and piano player,...

Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, broke color barrier at Naval Academy

2012-05-24 15:47:08

Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, who broke the color barrier at the Naval Academy and was its first African-American graduate in 1949, died Tuesday of cancer at Springhouse of Silver Spring Assisted Living. He was 85. "It's important for America to...

Shooting At Basketball Pickup Game Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured

2012-06-03 19:44:00

Police are on the hunt for the gunman they say opened fire Sunday on a basketball court in Harlem, leaving one man dead and three others wounded. They were engaged in a pickup game. Investigators say the dead teen was shot in the head; he was...

On The Chopping Block: List Of Academically At-Risk Schools Out

2011-11-04 00:02:00

A new list of academically troubled New York City schools is out, and while parents and students citywide are wondering what their school's fate is, the new list is hitting one neighborhood particularly hard. The building that houses Wadleigh High School...

Supporters for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama , D-Ill. show their support outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State office building in Harlem, New York Tuesday.

2008-11-04 00:00:00

Supporters for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama , D-Ill. show their support outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State office building in Harlem, New York Tuesday.

2008-11-04 00:00:00

Harry Lennix Political (Acting) Background He portrayed White House Chief of Staff Jim Gardner on Commander In Chief. Gardner was later offered the Vice Presidency under Independent President Mackenzie Allen (Geena Davis).

2008-01-08 17:25:07