IV 
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. 
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 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Clifton ‘‘Chuck’’ Sut-
ton should be recognized for his contributions as a com-
munity 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 orga-
nizer 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 
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producer, producer, and writer of the successful nation-
ally 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 Jour-
nalism 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 Coun-
cil; 
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 sub-
committee investigating the problems of Blacks in tele-
vision; 
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 ac-
tivism to influence New York and national politics, envi-
ronmental issues, as well as radio, television, and jour-
nalism content for the betterment of our communities; 
Whereas Chuck Sutton was a tremendous asset to the com-
munity; and 
Whereas Chuck Sutton leaves behind his devoted wife, Patri-
cia Sutton, and four children Yusef, Amina, Chuckie, and 
Wesley Sutton: Now, therefore, be it 
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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 Na-
tion’s dedicated social activists and community leaders. 
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