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SPEAK UP & SPEAK OUT: A Virtual Town Hall Series on COVID-19 And Black America 10Jul 2020

The role of the CBC at this historic moment is to identify, fight for, and win the best legislative change and the maximum level of resources possible to help the Black community not just survive the pandemic, but prepa...

I Trust Black Women To Protect Our Democracy In 2020 09Mar 2020

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we know that what happens in 2020 will directly influence the global women’s movement. 2020 presents us with an opportunity to not only lift our collective voices as women for our f...

Congressional Black Caucus’s Push for Childless Workers’ EITC, Then and Now 27Feb 2020

As we celebrate the contributions of African Americans this month, we’d like to highlight a policy area where the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) — created in 1971, a year after the first observance of Black History Mon...

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The Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Trump's Announcement to Withdraw from W.H.O.

The Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement on President Trump's announcement to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO): "The move to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) in th...

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Ahead of House Vote, Parents of Eric Garner, Tamir Rice & John Crawford Endorse the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Today, Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice; and John Crawford, Jr., father of John Crawford III, released the following joint statement in support of the George Floyd Justice In Policing ...

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The Congressional Black Caucus Statement on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

In recent months negotiations have stalled and there has been an escalation of tensions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that impacts, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan. The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) encoura...

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The Congressional Black Caucus Urges a No Vote on the Motion to Proceed to the Justice Act

Representative Karen Bass, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement on the eve of the Senate’s procedural vote on Senator Tim Scott’s Justice Act: “We have reached a critical juncture in our...

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The Congressional Black Caucus Reflects on Juneteenth and the Promise of Justice and Liberty for All

Every year on June 19, we celebrate “Juneteenth” to honor the day that the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were informed of the end of the brutal Civil War and the beginning of their freedom in 1865. This day was two...

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The Congressional Black Caucus Statement on the Loss of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Father, Nur Omar Mohamed

Nur Omar Mohamed was the father of Congressional Black Caucus Member Rep. Ilhan Omar, but he was also someone very dear to many of us who met him during a congressional delegation trip to Morocco. He welcomed us all and ...

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The Congressional Black Caucus Statement on President Trump’s “Police Reform” Executive Order

Today, President Trump announced an Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities in response to national calls for law enforcement reform. The President’s Executive Order falls woefully short of the long overdue...

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Congressional Black Caucus Leads House Democrats and Senators to Introduce the Justice in Policing Act

Transformative legislation supported by 166 Representatives, 35 Senators Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), Senators Corey Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), and House Judiciary Committee Ch...

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The Congressional Black Caucus Meets with FBI Director Christopher Wray to Discuss the Current State of Social Injustice in America and the Agency's Response

The Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement regarding today’s call led by Rep. Stacey Plaskett (US Virgin Islands) between the members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Federal Bureau of Investiga...

Welcome from the Chair

On behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus' 55 members, Chairwoman Bass welcomes you to the official black caucus website. Here you can find timely updates about the work caucus members are doing around a host of issues of importance to the African American community, including protecting and expanding voting rights, comprehensive criminal justice reform, building a more inclusive economy, ensuring access to quality and affordable healthcare and investing in education.

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#RootOutRacism CBC redoubles its efforts to root out racism in federal policy, the White House and on Federal property.

Police Accountability CBC works to build trust between police departments and the African-American community.

#CBCOnTheYard CBC tours HBCUs during the 115th Congress.

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lot to lose" CBC gives Trump solutions to advance black families in the 21st Century.