Today, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R.582, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019. This legislation is sponsored by fellow CBC member and Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, Congressman Bobby Scott. This legislation comes after more than a decade with no increase to the federal minimum wage -- the longest period in the United States history. If passed, the legislation would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 and will give millions of African Americans a rais...
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Today, Representative Karen Bass, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s comments attempting to disavow the “send her back chants” about Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota during the President’s rally last night. “Donald Trump cannot hide from the fact that his racist and hate filled rhetoric has recklessly increased danger to a sitting member of Congress and mother to three small children. The President could’ve disavowe...
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Last Week, CBC TECH2020 joined by the Information Technology Industry Council, presented a discussion on how artificial intelligence is shaping the future and the impact of artificial intelligence on our work, lives, security, politics and more. The discussion identified the term “artificial intelligence” or “AI” and conversations taking place around it as it relates to policy, workforce, and use. A key component of the conversation covered the potential benefits and challenges of AI. Panelists ...
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As reported by the Washington Post, the Department of Justice has issued its decision to not bring federal charges against any of the police officers involved in the death of Eric Garner. In response, the Congressional Black Caucus Chair, Congresswoman Karen Bass and the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jerry Nadler released the following statement. Eric Garner, whom police suspected of selling cigarettes illegally, was unarmed when he was placed in a chokehold by the officer. At one p...
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The Tri-Caucus Chairs – which includes the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Asian-Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) – called on Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and Director of the Anti-Defamation League to publicly condemn Rep. Weber’s language and reconsider his receipt of the prestigious America’s Democratic Legacy Award Congressman Weber yelled “Build the Wall!” during the Motion to Recommit (MTR) debate on H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise ...
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Today is the sixth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision. Congresswoman Bass, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congresswoman Marica Fudge, Chair of the Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, and Congresswoman Terri Sewell issued the following statement to highlight the current state of voting rights in America and the need for additional protections. “Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decis...
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The Tri-Caucus – which includes the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Asian-Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) – called on Department of Housing (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson to reverse his decision to target immigrant and mixed-status households by barring them from federal housing subsidies, which would exacerbate the affordable housing crisis and effectively evict hundreds of thousands of families. This letter follows a recent HUD policy change...
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On Friday, June 7, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)’s new Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health will convene for a second time in Washington, DC to hear from award winning actress and mental health advocate Taraji P. Henson. Henson founded The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in 2018 to eradicate the stigma surrounding mental illness in the African American community and specifically tackle the suicide rate among Black youth. Henson will share her personal perspective on managi...
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Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus –Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (CA-37), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu (CA-27) – released the following statement on recently uncovered documents from late-Republican strategist Thomas B. Hofeller and its implications on the Trump Administration’s inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census: “These newly discovered documents clear...
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Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which is composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus – celebrated the appointment of Lonnie G. Bunch III, the current Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, as the first person of color chosen to lead the Smithsonian Institution in its 173 year history. The Tri-Caucus Chairs include Congressional Black Caucus Chai...
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