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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.