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.
Today, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement celebrating the 50th anniversary of the launch of Head Start.
“Head Start has served over 30 million children and their families in urban and rural areas all over the country,” said CBC Chairman Butterfield. “Children participating in… Read more »
(CNN) Early this spring, we stood together with our colleagues in Congress, civil rights leaders and thousands of others on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, trying to imagine the incredible courage it must have once taken to simply walk across that bridge despite knowing with grim certainty that clubs, tear gas and fire hoses were waiting for you on the other side.
We were… Read more »
On Tuesday, May 19 at 4:00 p.m. EDT, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will launch CBC TECH 2020, a new initiative aimed at engaging the tech sector in increasing African American representation and inclusion in the industry. CBC members will encourage the industry to use the same entrepreneurial spirit they use when creating new technologies to become innovators in diversifying… Read more »
Congressional Black Caucus chairman Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina on Friday said civil unrest in Baltimore is tied to poverty and predicted that the budget deal reached by congressional Republicans this week would “wreak havoc.”
The Congressional Black Caucus on Friday also expressed approval of the criminal charges filed against six police… Read more »
Democratic leaders on Friday hammered the Republicans' new budget proposal with warnings that it would devastate black Americans, who are already lagging far behind the rest of the country economically.
The lawmakers, with Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) chairman Rep. G.K. Butterfield taking the lead, said the GOP's 2016 spending blueprint makes the sharpest cuts to programs that… Read more »
In March, the Army Times reported allegations of a practice in which soldiers in a given battalion were given a “free pass” to use racial slurs. In response, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Linda Sánchez… Read more »
Today, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement in response to charges filed against the six Baltimore, Maryland police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray:
“The Congressional Black Caucus applauds the swift and decisive actions by the Baltimore City State’s Attorney in conducting a… Read more »
On Friday, May 1st at 1:30 p.m., Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield, Representative Barbara Lee, and members of House Democratic Leadership will hold a press call addressing the impact of the Republican budget on the African American community.
Black America is in a state of emergency and what we see happening in Baltimore, Maryland is not solely about police… Read more »
Today, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and members of the CBC took to the House Floor where they spoke on how persistent poverty in the African American community fosters feelings of hopelessness and called for the need for Congressional action and law enforcement accountability.
**Remarks as Prepared for Delivery**
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Today, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement in response to the death of Freddie Gray and protests in Baltimore, Maryland:
“Members of the Congressional Black Caucus offer our deepest sympathies to the family of Freddie Gray and the Baltimore community during this difficult time. We call for… Read more »
