today in black history

June 11, 2026

Rep. Charles B. Rangel, Democrat from New York, and the first Black chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means was born in 1930 in Harlem.

VIDEO: Around The Table: Episode 26

POSTED: May 25, 2009, 3:21 pm

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Ali Sharif, Walter Fields and Carl Sharif provide analysis and commentary on the week's top news.

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