Witness to History - Again!
Last year in December, I was on my way to the bank
when I witnessed history in the making.
The streets were cordoned off by police and thousands
and thousands of people of all races and nationalities
were flooding the streets.
My bank is on the same block as the Apollo Theater
in Harlem, New York city. I witnessed thousands who
came out to pay respects to the late James Brown,
The “Godfather of Soul” music.
James Brown’s body, had been placed in a gold casket,
and was being driven through the streets of New York City
to the Apollo Theater in a white, glass-encased
horse-drawn carriage.
It was a magnificent sight to behold.
I was a witness to history.
On Monday, I was a lucky witness to history, again.
I was out for a walk, coming over the Madison Ave Bridge
which stretches from the Bronx and into Manhattan.
I love to walk over the bridge. Off to one side of the bridge
you can see the “House that Ruth Built” - Yankee Stadium
(now partially obscured by the construction of the new
Yankee Stadium).
Off to the other side of the bridge, you get a sweeping panoramic
vista of New York City and an unobstructed view of the mighty
Empire State Building, a truly spectacular sight.
As I come off the bridge I can see across the street,
in front of the Chase bank, about 5 police cars blocking off
the street and a crowd of onlookers.
My first thought was that the bank must have just been robbed
and I started to cross the street, wanting to stay out of the way
of any potential trouble. But my curiosity got the better of me
and I ambled into the crowd to see what was going on.
Standing in front of the bank was none other then Congressman
Charles B Rangel, (Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means
and Chairman of the Board of the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee).
Congressman Rangel is the principal author of the five billion dollar
Federal Empowerment Zone demonstration project to revitalize
urban neighborhoods throughout America.
At his side was the Honorable Percy E Sutton.
(As a lawyer Percy Sutton seized his place in American
history by fighting for civil rights with the NAACP
and as the council for Malcolm X).
Sutton, in the late 60’s was The Manhattan Borough President.
He co-founded the Inner City Broadcasting Corporation,
which purchased WLIB-AM redio, making it the first
Black-owned station in New York City.
Sutton was a member of the delegation of leading American
business people selected by U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Ron Brown to represent the United States at the G-7
round table meeting on Telecommunications and High Technology.
Percy Sutton was also the responsible party for the refurbishing
and reopening the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem.
Congressman Rangel was making a speech and announcing
to the world an historic event… 5th Ave at 135th Street was
being renamed “Honorable Percy E Sutton Way”.
A Black Man having a street named after him on prestigious
5th Ave in New York City - an historic moment.
Once again I was a lucky witness to history in the making.
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