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I am humbled and proud that the world has shown up and spoken up for our girls.Just yesterday, in the midst of an international outcry against Boku Haram, 8 more girls were abducted in Nigeria.How disgusting and despicable can these human beings be to prey on children, the most fragile among us.Those who have committed and who continue to commit these crimes are not militia or warlords,… Read more »

Today, the Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement on the kidnapping of girls and young women in Nigeria: Read more »

Paul Ryan meets with the Congressional Black Caucus to make amendsBy Rebecca Kaplan CBS NewsMay 1, 2014, 11:59 AMA meeting between Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Wednesday has helped reduce tensions but seems to have done little to reconcile different views on how to best fight poverty.The House Budget Committee chairman was invited to attend one of the… Read more »

Thank you for inviting me to join you today.I especially want to thank Dr. Rockeymore and her team for bringing more attention to this issue.We often talk about poverty and income inequality, but we rarely talk about the long-term consequences of these issues and how they contribute to the generational issues of poverty in communities of color.I’m sure you’ve heard these… Read more »

by Charles Ellison, The Root.comHouse Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) federal budget proposal, crowded with unrealistic cuts on critical social programs, is like a scene in a bad The Lord of the Rings sequel. Long, overblown and waiting for a third act—and as unbearably outdated in its outlook on poverty as Gandalf appears in his gray beard. Yet,… Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement on Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's response to women Members of the Congressional Black Caucus regarding updated Army Regulation 670-1 that currently lists natural hairstyles traditionally worn by minority women as unauthorized: Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Asks Army To Overturn Its Restrictions On Natural HairTracy ClaytonBuzzFeed Staffposted on April 23, 2014, at 5:39 p.m.Nearly one-third of the women serving in the military on active duty are black. Recently, the Army updated its regulations on permitted hairstyles.The order, referenced as Army Regulation 670-1, bans twists, dreadlocks, afros, (defined as a… Read more »

BY FRANK THORP VNBC NewsAfter being criticized as racially insensitive for his comments on unemployment in "inner cities," House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., will meet with the Congressional Black Caucus next week to discuss the issue of poverty, an aide for the CBC says."Congressman Ryan is a nice guy, and as such you know he has tried to frame the comments… Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement on the United States Supreme Court decision on Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action that upheld Michigan Proposal 2, prohibiting the state's public colleges and universities from granting preferential treatment on the basis of race in their admissions policies. Michigan Proposal 2 was approved by the state's voters in 2006 by a margin of fifty-eight to forty-two percent. Read more »

Black lawmakers appeal to Pentagon over hairstyle banApr. 10, 2014 Black female soldiers say new grooming reg is 'racially biased' It's official: Army's new appearance reg takes effect Black female lawmakers are urging Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to reconsider revised Army regulations that ban hairstyles frequently worn by minority women in the military.Sixteen female… Read more »