US EditionEx-Rep. Charlie Rangel, Fixture on Capitol Hill for Nearly Half a Century, Dead at 94
- Former U.S. Representative Charles Rangel, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died at age 94, confirmed by his family through City College of New York spokesperson Michelle Stent.
- Rangel served nearly five decades in Congress and was the first African American chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in 2007.
- He faced ethical issues, resulting in a House censure in 2010, but continued to serve until his retirement in 2017.
- Rangel was honored for his military service during the Korean War, receiving a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
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Charles B. Rangel, Longtime Harlem Congressman, Dies at 94
Charles B. Rangel, the former dean of New York’s congressional delegation, who became the first Black chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, only to relinquish that position when he was censured for an ethics violation, died Monday…
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…
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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.
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