Adam Clayton Powell III (born July 17, 1946) is an American journalist, media executive, and scholar who is the executive director of the USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative.
He is the son of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and jazz musician Hazel Scott.
His half-brother, Adam Clayton Powell IV, is a lawyer and politician.
[2] Before joining the University of Southern California, Powell's career included positions at the Freedom Forum, NPR, CBS News, 1010 WINS, Quincy Jones Entertainment, and WHUT-TV.
[4] This marriage attracted media attention as the union of two high-profile families of different ethnicities, his black, hers descended from early New England white colonists.