“We are also supposed to be very excited about the prospect of Charlie Rangel, of Harlem, becoming head of the House Ways and Means Committee. Why? Rangel has been a front for the Clinton duo — Hillary and Bill — for many years. He carried their water in the NAFTA-for-Africa bill, which expanded U.S. corporate penetration of the continent exponentially.” – Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report, November 1, 2006

The recent passing of former Congressman Charles B. Rangel at the age of 94 does not mark the end of a political era. The era which defined Black politics – that is to say, a politics which consciously and purposefully made demands on behalf of Black people – ended long ago.

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