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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 »

Chairs Chu, Barragan, & Horsford offer the Tri-Caucus’ milestone Health Equity and Accountability Act as alternate, positive path forward In a Newsweek opinion piece published today, the Chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus(CBC),… Read more »

By Alex Ederson, Lauren Peller, and Arthur Jones II Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., on Wednesday introduced a privileged resolution on the House floor to censure Rep. Clay Higgins. R-La., over his now-deleted post on X in which he called Haitians "thugs" and called Haiti the "nastiest country in the western hemisphere." Higgins was… Read more »

Read article here. By Kaustuv Basu, Bloomberg Black leaders in Congress say that they will use the power of their numbers to force civil rights protections in any artificial intelligence bill that is about to become law. The Congressional Black Caucus controls a key bloc of votes in Congress, with close to 60 Democratic lawmakers in its ranks. When civil rights provisions… Read more »

Read article here.   By Matt Brown, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Corporate policies meant to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace are legal and should be expanded to promote broad economic prosperity and reduce racial wealth inequities, according to a new report by the CongressionalBlack Caucus.  The report released… Read more »

Watch interview here. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Steven Horsford reacts to President Biden’s State of the Union address and discusses the contrast to Republicans who are “more concerned with controlling people than they are with giving people freedoms.” Read more »

Read article here.  By Cheyanne Daniels The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate if it is legal for states to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at colleges and universities.  In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, the CBC detailed how Republican-led legislatures have… Read more »

Read article here.  By Rayna Reid Rayford Rep. Charles Diggs of Michigan formed the Democratic Select Committee, which became formally organized into the Congressional Black Caucus two years later in 1971. From 1959 to 1969, the number of Black Congressmembers more than doubled, increasing from four to ten representatives. Due to their… Read more »

Read article here.  By Cheyanne Daniels  The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on corporate America to recommit to diversity, equity and inclusion promises, including $50 billion in investments, made after the 2020 murder of George Floyd.  In a corporate accountability letter, previewed by The Hill, the CBC asks corporations for an… Read more »

Read article here. By Nigel Roberts The Congressional Black Caucus vowed Wednesday (Oct. 25) to fight “extreme MAGA ideologies” after House Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker, ending weeks of political turmoil that stalled critical legislative activities. “It is unfortunate and unsurprising that the candidate House Republicans chose to rescue their… Read more »