His bookshelves are stocked with Black Writers

From the Amsterdam News:

It becomes immediately obvious after one step into Clinton’s Harlem
office, that he has had a long fascination with African American
culture. “Here’s a picture of me with BeBe Winans,” he said, pointing
out a photograph of him posing with the gospel singer that sits on his
coffee table, several feet from his desk. The walls leading into his office
are adorned with photographs of singer Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald,
Dizzie Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Duke Ellington and Wynton Marsalis
on the wall. His bookshelves are fully stocked with African American authors.