Sentences with phrase «black political power»

Though Wright has not conceded the race, his allies began to signal they will accept unofficial primary results, which show their chief rival, Espaillat, had won and in all likelihood will go on to represent the district that includes Harlem, a historic base of black political power in America.

After winning a tough re-election fight last year, Mr. Rangel is expected to retire in 2016, opening the floodgates to several generations of Democrats who want to represent what was once the preeminent seat of black political power in America.

It shares that title with Steven Hahn's 2004 Pulitzer Prize - winning book about black political power.

U.S. Rep Charles Rangel held a narrow lead Tuesday night in his bid for a 23rd term in a closely watched Democratic primary race that tested New York City's base of black political power against a rising Latino electorate.

A victory for Espaillat — who twice failed to unseat Rangel — would mark a seismic shift in the politics of Upper Manhattan, where Harlem has held sway as a center of black political power for nearly a century.

But in the race for Mr. Rangel's Harlem seat, for years a center of black political power in New York, he stands out...

Assemblyman Keith Wright's allies on Wednesday began to signal they will accept unofficial results in Tuesday's Democratic primary to replace Rep. Charlie Rangel, which show their chief rival, State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, had won and in all likelihood will go on to represent the district that includes Harlem, a historic base of black political power in America.

Mr. Espaillat's decision ends a messy postscript to the June 26 election, which attracted wide attention, partly because of Mr. Rangel's stature as the dean of the city's Congressional delegation, and partly as a test of Hispanic clout in a reconfigured and overwhelmingly Democratic 13th Congressional District, long a seat of black political power.

The 13th Congressional District, spanning upper Manhattan and the Bronx, is majority Latino but traditionally has been an area of black political power.

As the 83 year - old Mr. Rangel serves his final terms in Congress, the face of black political power in the city is rapidly shifting from Harlem to Brooklyn, where newly - elected Congressman Jeffries resides.

The district may be growing more Latino and black political power may collapse, but that day has not arrived yet.

Campaign operatives said Mr. Rangel, an African - American who presided over the base of black political power in America, was always reluctant to discuss his Puerto Rican heritage.

In a 2002 New York Times article, «Why Blacks Support Vouchers,» Michael Leo Owens stated that black students» achievement in schools should have a strong and direct positive correlation with the increase in black political power.

Speaking directly to those white Americans who are raising the «specter» of Black political power in the most alarmist manner, we say that Black people must be allowed to secure full particiaption in government and com munity bodies, reflecting a just and equal role in public office and leadership.