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Colin Luther Powell (/ ˈkoʊlɪnˈpaʊəl / KOH-lin POW-əl; [ 1 ] April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) was an American statesman, [ 2 ] diplomat, and army officer who was the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American to hold the office. [ 3 ] He was the 15th national security advisor from 1987 ...
Arrested. 519 [ 1 ] The Harlem riot of 1964 occurred between July 16 and 22, 1964. It began after James Powell, a 15-year-old African American, was shot and killed by police Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan in front of Powell's friends and about a dozen other witnesses. Hundreds of students from Powell's school protested the killing.
Emerson College (MS) Spouse. Colin Powell. . . (m. 1962; died 2021) . Children. 3; including Michael and Linda. Alma Vivian Powell (née Johnson; October 27, 1937 – July 28, 2024) was an American audiologist and the wife of military and political figure Colin Powell, [1] to whom she was married from August 25, 1962 until his death in 2021.
Powell also wrote great obituaries of notable Charlotteans, years before they were ever expected to die, ... Her funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at Myers Park Baptist Church. ...
Sigourney (/ ˈ s ɪ ɡ ər n i / SIG-ər-nee) is a city and the county seat of Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,004 at the time of the 2020 census . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Keokuk County Courthouse is located in the Public Square Historic District .
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) [1] was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971. He was the first African American to be elected to Congress from New York, as well as the first from any ...
He broadened his range appearing in a Western, Station West (1948) and a French Foreign Legion tale, Rogues' Regiment (1949). He was a Mountie in Mrs. Mike (1950). From 1949 to 1953, Powell played the lead role in the NBC radio theater production Richard Diamond, Private Detective.
Musician. Instrument (s) Piano, keyboards. Years active. 1970–2009. Formerly of. Lynyrd Skynyrd. William Norris Powell (June 3, 1952 – January 28, 2009) was an American musician and the keyboardist of southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2009.