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December 28, 2009
He had an impact
Percy Sutton was Manhattan Borough president; Malcolm's lawyer; responsible for advancing the black agenda; helped elect David Dinkins mayor of New York City. He owned radio and TV stations; tried to purchase an NBA franchise--would have been the first and only black owner. The "mayor of Harlem" has passed away and you must read the NYT obit.

He learned this from his father: "Suffer the hurts, but don't show anger, because if you do, it will block you from being able to effectively do anything to remove the hurts." Pretty good advice. Thank you Percy, Sutton. You made our country a more interesting and more just place for all of us.




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