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==Public Life== |
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Powell's public life has been destroyed by two allegations of rape and a March 6, 2008 arrest for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). The DWI arrest was complicated by an unconscious 31-year old woman in his back seat, who had to be rushed to St. Luke's Hospital for alcohol poisoning. |
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In 1989, Powell joined the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and ran for a seat on the [[New York City Council]], coming in second place. In 1991, he ran again for a seat on the New York City Council, and this time he won. |
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IN 1994, Powell ran in the Democratic primary election for US Congress against Rep. [[Charles B. Rangel]]. Rangel defeated Powell, 4th's father, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., in 1970, ending the political career of the elder Powell, who succumbed to cancer less than two years later on April 4, 1972. The younger Powell achieved 35% of the Democratic Primary vote against Rangel and is considered the heir apparent to the Congressional seat as a result of his challenge to the senior NY Democrat. |
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According to the Assembly Public Records office, Powell has set a legislative record, by not introducing a single bill in four years (2004-2008). |
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He served on the council, representing [[Harlem]], for five years; in 1997, he gave up his seat and ran for [[Manhattan]] borough president. He was defeated by [[C. Virginia Fields]] and then semiretired from politics. |
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The New York State Board of Elections is also investigating Powell's use of campaign funds to buy a boat, take vacation trips to Ireland, and pay his criminal defense lawyers with respect to the DWI and multiple allegations of rape. |
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For the next three years, he worked for the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) and dedicated his spare time to his properties in Puerto Rico. There he participated in the [[Vieques]] protests, which demanded the departure of the [[U.S. Navy]] from that island. |
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Powell is credited with working on education issues and with helping to create new job opportunities in his district. He also passed the Senior Citizens Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) bill, which benefits low-income senior citizens. |
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Powell was married to Andrea Dial, a former [[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] Fashion Fair model; they had a son, Adam Clayton Powell V, before divorcing in the mid-1990s. |
Powell was married to Andrea Dial, a former [[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] Fashion Fair model; they had a son, Adam Clayton Powell V, before divorcing in the mid-1990s. |
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Powell and his campaign manager Geoffrey L. Garfield |
Powell and his campaign manager Geoffrey L. Garfield made further use of the family name, by selling it to Showtime TV. They listed themselves as "Producers" of the 2002 television movie KEEP THE FAITH BABY, a biopic about the late Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. |
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The film debuted on February 17, 2002 on premium cable network Showtime and was a production of Showtime and Paramount Network Television. It garnered three NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Television Actor in a TV Movie (Lennix) and Outstanding Television Actress in a TV Movie (Williams). It won two NAMIC Vision Awards (cable executives) for Best Drama and Best Actor (Lennix). Williams also earned a Best Actress in a TV Movie Golden Satellite Award from the International Press Association. |
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On July 3, Powell was accused of rape for the second time in less than two months. The first |
On July 3, 2004 Powell was accused of rape for the second time in less than two months. The first victim, a 19-year-old Albany intern, later changed her story, saying that the sex and alcohol with the 45-year old Assemblyman had been consensual. The second, a 38-year-old acquaintance of Powell's, Following the second accusation, John Ruiz held a press conference on the steps of Powell's office calling for his resignation. "With all the problems he is having right now, he should take time to address those problems," said Ruiz. Eddie Baca said he would not comment on the charges against Powell until the legal process had run its course. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 00:26, 31 May 2008
Adam Clayton Powell IV (born (1962) in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a member of the New York State Assembly.
Early years
Powell (born Adam Clayton Powell Diago) was born to Civil Rights leader and former congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and his third wife Yvette Diago of Puerto Rico. In 1944, his father, ( known as "Mr. Civil Rights"), became the first African-American from the northeast region of the United States elected to Congress. Powell had an older half-brother, Adam Clayton Powell III (1946-). His parents owned some beachfront properties in Puerto Rico. When his parents separated, his mother Yvette was granted custody of him and he was raised and educated in Puerto Rico. Politics always surrounded Powell. Not only was his father a congressman, but his grandfather on his mother's side, Don Gonzalo Diago, had been the Mayor of the capital city of Puerto Rico, San Juan, during the 1940's.
In 1980, Adam Clayton Powell Diago changed his name to Adam Clayton Powell IV, which can be confused with his nephew, also named Adam Clayton Powell IV, son of Adam Clayton Powell III. He enrolled at Howard University in Washington, D.C. and earned an undergraduate degree. After he graduated from Howard University, he enrolled in Fordham University in New York and earned his law degree.
Public Life
Powell's public life has been destroyed by two allegations of rape and a March 6, 2008 arrest for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). The DWI arrest was complicated by an unconscious 31-year old woman in his back seat, who had to be rushed to St. Luke's Hospital for alcohol poisoning.
In 2000, Powell won seat in the New York State Assembly, representing East Harlem and Manhattan Valley in New York City. As member of the New York State Assembly, he sits on the committees for Housing, Insurance, Small Business, and Corporations.
According to the Assembly Public Records office, Powell has set a legislative record, by not introducing a single bill in four years (2004-2008).
The New York State Board of Elections is also investigating Powell's use of campaign funds to buy a boat, take vacation trips to Ireland, and pay his criminal defense lawyers with respect to the DWI and multiple allegations of rape.
Powell was married to Andrea Dial, a former Ebony Fashion Fair model; they had a son, Adam Clayton Powell V, before divorcing in the mid-1990s.
Powell and his campaign manager Geoffrey L. Garfield made further use of the family name, by selling it to Showtime TV. They listed themselves as "Producers" of the 2002 television movie KEEP THE FAITH BABY, a biopic about the late Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
On July 3, 2004 Powell was accused of rape for the second time in less than two months. The first victim, a 19-year-old Albany intern, later changed her story, saying that the sex and alcohol with the 45-year old Assemblyman had been consensual. The second, a 38-year-old acquaintance of Powell's, Following the second accusation, John Ruiz held a press conference on the steps of Powell's office calling for his resignation. "With all the problems he is having right now, he should take time to address those problems," said Ruiz. Eddie Baca said he would not comment on the charges against Powell until the legal process had run its course.
See also
References
- Official site of the New York Assembly
- Adam Clayton Powell family tree contains a mini biography of Adam Clayton Powell IV
- "Adam Clayton Powell IV." Carroll's State Directory. Carroll Publishing, 2005. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2005.