Harlem Congressman Charlie Rangel Dies at 94

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Charles Rangel, a longtime member of Congress from Harlem and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at age 94.

Rangel, born in Harlem in 1930 and known as the “Lion of Lenox Avenue,” was first elected to Congress in 1971, defeating Rev. Adam Clayton Powell for his seat. He went on to serve 23 terms in the House of Representatives.

Rangel was the last remaining member of Harlem’s storied “Gang of Four,” a political coalition of Black lawmakers that included former Mayor David Dinkins; Basil Paterson, father of former Gov. David Paterson; and Percy Sutton, the longtime business and political leader who’d once been legal counsel to Malcom X. Rangel eventually became the first Black leader of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee before stepping aside from that role in 2010 amid an ethics investigation.

He retired after serving 46 years in Congress.

 

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I remember seeing him in a Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson documentary as he knew both of them. I believe his wife passed away recently as well.
 

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His father was from Ponce


 
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