He was 94.
Charles Bernard “Charlie” Rangel has passed away. Charles Rangel was elected to the House of Representatives in 1971 after defeating Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. #theraydiotwins
Rangel who was also a veteran who served in the Korean War where he was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze star.
He championed his Harlem community on Capitol Hill for almost five decades.
He was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the lone surviving member of the “Gang of Four,” has died. He was 94.
May he rest in peace. 🙏🏽
