Ex-Rep. Charlie Rangel, Fixture on Capitol Hill for Nearly Half a Century, Dead at 94

Charles Rangel, former longtime N.Y. congressman who represented Harlem, dies at 94

Rangel was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and became the first Black chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.

The first African-American president of the U.S. House Media and Arbitrian Committee, Charles Rangel, died Monday at 94 years of age, after having devoted much of his life to defending the civil rights of African-American communities. The death was lamented by the Cuban authorities because the former legislator was a friend of the Caribbean island. READ ALSO: The U.S. confirmed the creation of a new nuclear bomb B61-13 The news of the politician…

Former Rep. Charles Rangel, who represented Harlem in Congress for 47 years, dies at 94

Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at age 94. His family confirmed the death in a statement provided by City College of New York spokesperson Michelle Stent. He died at a hospital in New York, Stent said. A veteran of the Korean War, he defeated legendary Harlem politician Ad…

Charlie from Lenox Ave.: Rep. Rangel rose from little to the very top

Charlie Rangel was on his way to being another forlorn New Yorker born during the Depression and raised during WWII, dropping out of high school with two years to go. But Charlie from Lenox Ave. enlisted in the Army and survived combat in the Korean War, earning a Bronze Star and sergeants stripes, turning his life around. Back home, he got his diploma, followed by college and law degrees and he rose to chair the most powerful committee in Congr…

Congressman Who Lived in 4 Rent-Controlled Apts While Failing to Pay Taxes on Villa Dies

Rangel asked the committee to discount allegations that he is "a crook". The post Congressman Who Lived in 4 Rent-Controlled Apts While Failing to Pay Taxes on Villa Dies appeared first on Frontpage Mag.

Former Democratic Rep. Rangel dies at 94

NEW YORK — Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at age 94.