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By Nick Robertson The Congressional Black Caucus in a scathing statement Thursday said the Supreme Court called its legitimacy into question with a ruling upending the use of affirmative action in college admissions.  The CBC called that decision “radical” and argued it could hurt the chances of minority students from getting opportunities to advance themselves. “By delivering… Read more »

Watch interview here.  Rep. Steven Horsford, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, condemned the Supreme Court's decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions. Horsford told CBS News, "We need to look at reforms to the Supreme Court because the legitimacy of this court has been called into question." Read more »

Read article here.  By Cheyanne Daniels The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) findings that the Minneapolis Police Department routinely used excessive force and unlawfully discriminated against Black and Native American people is “appalling” but not surprising, the Congressional Black Caucus said Friday.  “While the findings are appalling, they are wholly unsurprising given… Read more »

Read article here. By Cheyanne Daniels Black leaders applauded the Supreme Court’s Thursday decision to strike down a Republican-drawn congressional map in Alabama for diluting the power of Black voters. The decision in Allen v. Milligan that the GOP-led state must create a new map with an additional majority-Black district. The current map had seven… Read more »

Read article here.  By Nicholas Wu What happened: Top members of the Congressional Black Caucus are taking the extraordinary step of asking President Joe Biden to withdraw two federal judicial nominees the day they were nominated. Their problem isn't anything to do with the nominees, the nine lawmakers said, but rather because they weren't meaningfully consulted… Read more »

Watch interview here.  Congressional Black Caucus Chair Representative Steven Horsford joins Symone D. Sanders Townsend to discuss the latest on the debt ceiling stand-off as the June deadline approaches.  Read more »

Read article here.  By Ashlee Banks “The Congressional Black Caucus understands the moment that we're in, and we also understand the weight of the moment to not have these fundamental rights or freedoms eroded. We will not be silenced,” said CBC Chairman Steven Horsford, D-Nev. The Congressional Black Caucus Institute (CBCI) has launched a nationwide summer tour aimed at… Read more »

Read article here.  By Mark Gollom As Canada's Parliamentary Black Caucus has grown, it was only natural that the group would reach out to seek advice and collaborate with its U.S. counterpart, says Ontario Independent Sen. Rosemary Moodie. That's why some members of the Parliamentary Black Caucus were in D.C. this week for an historic first-time… Read more »

Read article here.  By Cheyanne Daniels On the three-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, and one year after President Biden issued reforms for federal officers, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Thursday laid out its work in increasing police accountability while also calling for more to be done.  “In the year since President Biden issued the… Read more »

Read article here. By Cheyanne Daniels The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) spent Tuesday morning discussing voting rights, preserving Black history and the fight for equity ahead of 2024 as part of a larger summit on race and democracy.  The summit discussed voting rights and redistricting, affirmative action and book bans, and race relations and civic engagement.  “We… Read more »