Topic: Adam Clayton Powell

Lombardi: Tasty choices on Dickens' plate

Several political opportunities are knock, knock, knocking at the door of Harlem Councilwoman Inez Dickens. Enough to make her smile.. . "Oh, I...
In these dog days of summer there's not much urgency among uptown politicos about the impending redistricting of state legislative and...
He's out of office again, but Adam Clayton Powell 4th hasn't fully abandoned his ambition to walk in his famous father's political footsteps.....
She entered Juilliard at 8 years old, worked and toured with jazz giants like Art Tatum, Max Roach and Lena Horne, was a Broadway and Hollywood...

Museum-day itineraries

Outsider artist Henry Darger's work has inspired everyone from Grayson Perry to Sufjan Stevens. Read free manga and eat a green-tea ice cream parfait ($8.50) at Hiroko's Place (75 Thompson St at Spring St, 212-625-1303). Brooklyn Historical Society 128 ...
A Harlem street has become a battleground in a deadly gang war, leaving law-abiding residents in fear for their lives.. . Two young people have...
Ethics-battered Rangel finds himself in grudge match with legendary Harlem predecessor's sonIt sounds like a political grudge match for the ages: Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel, battered by ethics charges and stripped of his chairmanship of the tax-writing House Ways and Means ...
It has all the makings of a Hollywood story, Harlem-style.. . The son of a legendary politician runs for his father's congressional seat against...

Imhoteps Guide to Black Events

A calendar of Black events for the New York City area from December 5-8, 2008 is presented which includes the theatrical production " God's Trombones," directed by Avery Brooks, Rachelle Ferrell music performance, and the African Diaspora Film Festival. A reading takes ...
<div id="subtitle">Son of famed Harlem congressman to challenge Rangel for NY seat his father held for decades</div><div><p>Adam Clayton Powell IV, a state assemblyman and son of a legendary New York political figure, announced Monday he would ...