Since its establishment in 1971, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has been committed to using the full Constitutional power, statutory authority, and financial resources of the federal government to ensure that African Americans and other marginalized communities in the United States have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream.
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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made history with the longest speech ever delivered on the Senate floor, speaking for 25 hours and 5 minutes. His marathon speech, which began at 7 p.m. on Monday and stretched into Tuesday night, shattered the previous record of 24 hours and 18 minutes, set by Strom Thurmond in 1957, a segregationist who filibustered… Read more »
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José Díaz-Balart sat down with three congressional caucus chairs, chair of the Asian Pacific American caucus Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), chair of the Hispanic caucus Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and chair of the Black caucus Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) to discuss the state of the U.S. economy, the future of the Democratic Party, and more.
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The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce demanding Secretary Howard Lutnick protect the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) from President Trump’s latest executive order.
“For years, the MBDA has provided critical resources for Black-owned businesses across the nation,” the CBC’s… Read more »
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President Donald Trump issued a long-expected executive order Thursday to abolish the Department of Education, following through on a campaign promise and a long-time right-wing goal. Although it is unlikely that the president can unilaterally abolish the department outright, he can continue to make changes that undermine or eliminate the… Read more »
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To the Editor:
Few printed words have evoked the brutality of Jim Crow more concisely than Roy Reed’s March 8, 1965, report on the front page of The New York Times: “Alabama state troopers and volunteer officers of the Dallas County sheriff’s office tore through a column of Negro demonstrators with tear gas, nightsticks, and whips here today to… Read more »
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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have condemned the House-passed spending bill and vowed to vote against it when it comes up in the Senate, even as other Democrats say they’ll support it to avert a government shutdown.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) accused Republicans of passing “draconian” policies, and… Read more »
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Three House Democrats joins MSNBC's Rev. Al Sharpton to commemorate the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," and the ongoing fight to justice as many issues such as voting rights, DEI and many more, are still under attack.
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After 10 Democrats voted with the Republican Party to censure Rep. Al Green (D-TX), the Congressional Black Caucus is backing him and the intent behind his protest.
According to The Hill, Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), the chair of the CBC, indicated in comments on March 7 that the Caucus is standing against the Republican Party’s attempts to gut social… Read more »
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Who is the leading the resistance on Capitol Hill?
That is the question we wanted to answer before a second-term President Donald J. Trump delivered his first address before a joint session of Congress.
On the evening of March 4, the Congressional Black Caucus —representing 60 members of the U.S. House of Representatives—held a gathering… Read more »
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A new Democratic lawmaker had a message for Donald Trump about cutting Medicaid for everyday Americans that he shared widely before the president's Tuesday night primetime speech.
A few hours later, 70-year-old Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner - who had recently struggled to overcome bone cancer - had died.
The cause of death is not yet known for… Read more »
