Parren J. Mitchell, a trailblazer in politics and civil rights, was the first African American elected to Congress from ...

Parren J. Mitchell, a trailblazer in politics and civil rights, was the first African American elected to Congress from ...

"African American history has always suffered from neglect. But currently it is under attack. The assault comes from two ...

Charlie Rangel, former Congressman and Harlem's 'Gang of Four' member, dies at 94. Rangel was a key figure in shaping U.S.

His voice carried through the halls of Congress, but his heart never left home.” Lloyd Williams, President and CEO of the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly ...

Charles B. Rangel, a decorated Korean War veteran and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died on Memorial Day ...

The first Black chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, he was a political force for decades, only to be tarnished by ...

In his 2006 autobiography, “And I Haven’t Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets of Harlem to the Halls of Congress,” Rangel ...

There are now more than one million independent voters in New York City. That’s twice the number of Republicans. Independents ...