Hall of Fame Inductee
Percy E. Sutton
Tuskegee University
About
Percy Sutton, a Tuskegee-trained airman and lawyer, was Manhattan borough president and the longtime owner of the Apollo Theater. He built Inner City Broadcasting and remained a power broker in Harlem politics.
Accomplishments
Manhattan borough president and Apollo Theater owner.
Founder of Inner City Broadcasting.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2007.
Year of award
2007
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Lifetime Achievement.