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Today, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement on the passing of 104-year-old civil rights icon Amelia Boynton Robinson: “Today we mourn the passing of a remarkable citizen, Mrs. Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist and one of the leaders of the 1965 Bloody Sunday march of 1965.  Often referred to as the… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement recognizing the 95th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which guarantees a woman’s right to vote: “Today, on Women’s Equality Day, we mark the progress and applaud the achievements women have made since gaining the right to vote 95 years ago.  Although women now… Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement regarding the death of former Congressional Black Caucus founding member Louis Stokes: “Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are deeply saddened by the passing of one of our founding members Louis Stokes.  “As the first African American to represent Ohio, Mr. Stokes was… Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement on the passing of Civil Rights leader Julian Bond: "Our hearts are deeply saddened upon hearing news of the passing of our dear friend, Dr. Julian Bond, a forefather of America's Civil Rights Movement and one of our country's greatest advocates for freedom, equality and equitable treatment for… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement recognizing the 80th anniversary of the Social Security Act, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935: “For eight decades, Social Security has served as the foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans and has proven to be the… Read more »

Today, CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement in response to the decision by a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruling that the Texas voter identification law violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and has a discriminatory effect on black and Hispanic voters in Texas. “The Congressional Black Caucus applauds… Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07) sent a joint letter to President Obama on Wednesday encouraging him to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 103-year-old Amelia Boynton Robinson. Often referred to as the “Matriarch of the Movement,” Mrs. Boynton Robinson’s role in Bloody Sunday and the march from… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965. “The Voting Rights Act (VRA) is the most successful piece of civil rights legislation in American history and it changed the political landscape for… Read more »

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus traveled to Silicon Valley this week to deliver a message: Technology companies need to hire more black Americans. Caucus members met with some of the industry’s biggest employers — Apple, Google, Intel, SAP and Pandora — to seek an accounting of how these companies plan to achieve their stated goal of a more diverse workforce. “All of them are… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement recognizing the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 30, 1965: “Access to affordable, quality health care is a fundamental American value, and no two programs have changed more lives in the area of health care than Medicare… Read more »