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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Congressional Black Caucus members Commemorate Tulsa Race Massacre centennial
by The Black Wall Street Times May 18, 2021
House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism member Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing on “meeting the challenge of white nationalist terrorism at home and abroad” on Capitol Hill… Read more »
"Birthing While Black" Congressional Hearing Amplifies Black Maternal Health Crisis
ACTRESS TATYANA ALI TESTIFIED IN CONGRESS ON HER "TRAUMATIZING" BIRTHING EXPERIENCE, JOINING OTHER WITNESSES WHO SHARED STORIES OF CHILDBIRTH TRAUMA.
PHOTO BY RODIN ECKENROTH/WIREIMAGE
BY DONNA M. OWENS · MAY 11, 2021
Millions know actress… Read more »
OHIO’s Ebony Bobcat Network to join local, state and national leaders in commemorating 170th anniversary of Sojourner Truth’s landmark speech
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
On May 20, the Akron/Canton affiliate of Ohio University’s Ebony Bobcat Network will host a… Read more »
EBONY 75th Anniversary book chronicles Black American excellence and history
| May 03, 2021
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire
Photo: NNPA Newswire
Since 1945, Ebony has chronicled Black life and the multitude of contributions of generations of African American icons, trailblazers, changemakers, and the unsung.
As the… Read more »
Congressional Black Caucus tackle vaccine hesitancy to help minority communities hit hard by pandemic
By Ingrid Kelley and David Komer online producer
Published May 3
FOX 2 - Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence is leading a push to get vaccines in the arms of those hit hard by the COVID 19 pandemic.
It's an initiative by the Congressional Black… Read more »
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For Congressional Black Caucus, relief and resolve after Chauvin verdict
Lawmakers renew call for Congress to act on police reform
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., left, hugs Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., in the Rayburn Room in the U.S. Capitol after hearing three guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll… Read more »
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April 20, 2021
Congressional Black Caucus members listen to Derek Chauvin verdict
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus were huddled in a room inside the Capitol as all three verdicts were read in the case against Derek Chauvin.
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Apr 20, 2021 at 6:38 pm ET
Congressional Black Caucus Members Watched Chauvin Verdict Together, Prayed Outside Capitol Afterward
By Eliza Collins
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus made a statement on the verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on… Read more »
Black members of Congress gather after Chauvin verdict, say conviction is 'first step'
Savannah BehrmannLedyard KingSean Rossman
USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Black members of Congress gathered outside the U.S. Capitol just minutes after Derek Chauvin's conviction in the death of George Floyd Tuesday, calling the guilty verdict the "first step" in achieving justice.
"This… Read more »
