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John Conyers, Longest Serving Black Congressman, Dies At 90 Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a ...
The first time House Judiciary Commit tee Chairman John Conyers came to New York to hector cops, it was 1984. He returned Monday, after the acquittal of three city detectives in the Sean Bell case,… ...
Jelani Cobb writes about John Conyers’s resignation amid allegations of sexual harassment, and what his retirement means for the Congressional Black Caucus.
Besieged by allegations of sexual harassment, Democratic Rep. John Conyers resigned from Congress on Tuesday, bringing an abrupt end to the civil rights leader’s nearly 53-year career on Capitol ...
Rep. Conyers won't seek re-election after current term, family member says Currently facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment, veteran Congressman Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., will not run ...
Ian Conyers, the grandson of Conyers’s brother and a state senator, told The New York Times in an interview before John Conyers’ announcement that he intended to run.
Shortly thereafter, Nelson Rockefeller, governor of New York , and John Lindsay, mayor of New York City, organized celebrations for state and city employees.