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Read article here.  The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on President Trump to reinstate an education program designed to support students from rural and underserved communities pursuing degrees in agriculture and related fields at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) indefinitely suspended the 1890 Scholarship… Read more »

Today, the leaders of the Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC), Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), released the following statements highlighting how President Trump has spent his first three weeks in office undermining civil rights protections and enforcement… Read more »

Watch the full interview here.  Rep. Yvette Clarke joins The Weekend to discuss how Trump’s recent executive orders mirror the extreme Project 2025 agenda. Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke has accused President Donald Trump of trying to "purge" non-White workers from the federal government. "Our republic’s president, Donald Trump, chose to address a nation in mourning with only fiction and White supremacist ideologies," Clarke said during a Friday press conference in Brooklyn, New York. "Yesterday, he spun… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “This morning, we awoke to a truly sad day in our nation's history, aviation incidents are quite rare. As Americans and people of goodwill we instinctively mourn when tragedy strikes in such a dramatic fashion. Our hearts and… Read more »

By GERREN KEITH GAYNOR Members of the Congressional Black Caucus swiftly condemned the president's remarks in which he suggested diversity hiring was to blame for the deadly collision, and he took shots at Obama and Biden. Black elected officials are condemning President Donald Trump‘s remarks on Thursday in which he blamed DEI hiring for the deadly Washington,… Read more »

By Praveena Somasundaram The Congressional Black Caucus condemned President Donald Trump’s attempt to blame the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs for the D.C. plane crash, describing his remarks as a “truly disgusting and disgraceful display of racist political prognostication.” In a statement Thursday, the caucus said Trump… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement on President Trump’s executive actions on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI): “President Trump promised to work to lower costs and spur economic growth for all American communities. Instead of… Read more »

Read article here. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke said President Donald Trump promised to try to lower costs and improve the economy for all communities. “Instead of working to create economic opportunities that will allow Americans to get ahead, build generational wealth and achieve the American dream, President Trump on day one of his administration signed an… Read more »

The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—CongressionalAsian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)— released the following joint statement:  “A cornerstone… Read more »