Congressional Black Caucus to push aggressive agenda
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is locked in on advancing an aggressive legislative agenda aimed at addressing pressing issues affecting Black Americans as it eyes its 50th anniversary.Established...
View ArticleCongressional Black Caucus unveils '100 Day Plan'
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairperson Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Wednesday rolled out the group’s “100 Day Plan,” outlining the CBC’s legislative priorities that it hopes to see come to fruition...
View ArticleBlack Caucus backs Biden's pick to head DOJ Civil Rights Division
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Tuesday expressed support for Kristen Clarke, President Biden’s pick to be the Justice Department’s next assistant attorney general for civil rights.“Kristen...
View ArticleBlack lawmakers press Biden on agenda at White House meeting
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) met with President Biden at the White House Tuesday seeking to win progress on its legislative agenda.The meeting comes as race in America dominates the country’s...
View ArticleBiden unveils plan for racial equity at Tulsa Race Massacre centennial
President Biden on Tuesday traveled to Tulsa, Okla., to meet with the survivors of the city’s 1921 race massacre, unveiling a broad plan to drive racial equity throughout the country while holding up...
View ArticleBlack Republican advocates his case for CBC membership
First-term Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who is seeking membership to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), advocated his own case on Thursday, saying that his conservative point of view could be...
View ArticleSupreme Court deals blow to Black Caucus voting rights efforts
Less than 24 hours after the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) made a direct appeal for the fast-tracking of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Supreme Court delivered a potent blow to...
View ArticleCritical race theory becomes focus of midterms
Critical race theory increasingly looks like it will play a major role in the 2022 midterm elections as Republicans ramp up efforts on culture issues in their pursuit of winning back control of both...
View ArticleJackson Lee is third CBC member in three weeks to be arrested protesting for...
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Thursday became the third member of the Congressional Black Caucus in as many weeks to be arrested for civil disobedience to bring attention to Congress’s current...
View ArticleCBC presses Biden to extend eviction moratorium
The Congressional Black Caucus on Monday called on the White House to take the initiative and extend the federal eviction moratorium that ended on Sunday to October.“The eviction moratorium ended...
View ArticleHarris, CBC put weight behind activist-led National Black Voter Day
The National Urban League and BET for the second consecutive year are recognizing the third Friday of September as National Black Voter Day, an initiative that was started last year to encourage Black...
View ArticleBlack Caucus meets with White House over treatment of Haitian migrants
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) met with senior White House officials on Wednesday and called for the suspension of border patrol agents photographed on horseback rounding up Haitian...
View ArticleBlack Caucus pushes for priorities in final deal
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, said Tuesday that she has made a vigorous push in recent weeks to make sure that Black communities are prioritized in the final...
View ArticleHarris aide to become Black Caucus executive director
Vincent Evans, an aide to Vice President Harris, will take over as the executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), sources familiar with the move tell The Hill. Evans, who served as...
View ArticlePhotos of the Week: MLK memorial, voting rights and a cockapoo
A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, on Jan. 16. On the eve of Saint...
View ArticleHouse Ethics Committee takes no action against Bowman over voting rights...
The House Ethics Committee announced on Monday that it will not take action against Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) after he was arrested last month during a voting rights demonstration near the...
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