[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 68 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 68

 Expressing the sense of Congress that Clifton ``Chuck'' Sutton should 
 be recognized for his contributions as a community leader, activist, 
    business executive, and a role model to young African-Americans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2009

  Mr. Rangel submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that Clifton ``Chuck'' Sutton should 
 be recognized for his contributions as a community leader, activist, 
    business executive, and a role model to young African-Americans.

Whereas Chuck Sutton, a long-time New Yorker, honed his leadership skills at a 
        young age in San Antonio, Texas, receiving an NAACP Award for civil 
        rights activism at the age of 12;
Whereas Chuck Sutton continued this level of service while a student at the 
        University of Texas at El Paso as organizer of the Black Student Union 
        and a leader in the Olympics Boycott Movement in 1968;
Whereas Chuck Sutton contributed to the revitalization of the legendary Apollo 
        Theater in Harlem and was co-executive producer, producer, and writer of 
        the successful nationally acclaimed television show, ``It's Showtime at 
        the Apollo'';
Whereas Chuck Sutton was an award winning journalist with the New Jersey-based 
        newspaper, Hudson Dispatch, and received the 1980 National Newspaper 
        Association Journalism Award for investigative reporting of tenement 
        fires in Jersey City, New Jersey;
Whereas Chuck Sutton was a dedicated public servant, twice elected as District 
        Leader for West Harlem where he was founder of the West Harlem 
        Environmental Action Council;
Whereas Chuck Sutton, a lifetime member of the NAACP, in 1989 was named to a 
        five-member panel to investigate the role of Blacks in Hollywood;
Whereas later, he testified before a congressional subcommittee investigating 
        the problems of Blacks in television;
Whereas Chuck Sutton, from his sick bed, co-produced his last radio-thon on 
        November 2, 2008, a ``get out the vote'' effort that helped elect 
        President Barack Obama;
Whereas Chuck Sutton applied his talents and focused his activism to influence 
        New York and national politics, environmental issues, as well as radio, 
        television, and journalism content for the betterment of our 
        communities;
Whereas Chuck Sutton was a tremendous asset to the community; and
Whereas Chuck Sutton leaves behind his devoted wife, Patricia Sutton, and four 
        children Yusef, Amina, Chuckie, and Wesley Sutton: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that Clifton ``Chuck'' Sutton should 
be recognized as one of our Nation's dedicated social activists and 
community leaders.
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