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, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement in response to the shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South Carolina:
“I’m deeply saddened to learn of the tragic shooting that took place at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston,… Read more »
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) today filed an amicus brief in the North Carolina Supreme Court urging justices to review the state legislature’s redistricting plan from 2011 on claims of racial gerrymandering and disenfranchisement of minority voters.
“Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have a strong interest in ensuring that claims of racial gerrymandering by… Read more »
Today, 84 Members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) – sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee regarding the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education (ESEA) Act.… Read more »
Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Ranking Democrat on the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), and Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will hold a public forum and press conference in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday, June 23, 2015,… Read more »
Co-Chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), and Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) applauded the passage by… Read more »
Diversity in the tech world has been a problem for years, but only recently have companies begun to release data on just how skewed the numbers are. The vast majority of tech companies have an overwhelmingly white male workforce while Latinos and blacks make up as little as 4 percent.
In an effort to increase minority participation in tech, the Congressional Black Caucus recently… Read more »
Yesterday, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) hosted a live stream panel discussion event to launch CBC TECH 2020, a new initiative aimed at increasing African American representation and inclusion in the tech industry. Through it, the CBC seeks to close the gap by encouraging industry leaders "to use the same entrepreneurial spirit they use when creating new technologies to become… Read more »
Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), led the CBC in the launch of its CBC Tech 2020 Diversity Initiative. His statement, as prepared for delivery, follows:
CBC TECH 2020 Launch
Friends, we are here to unite around a common vision for the future.
For more than 44 years, the Congressional Black Caucus has been on the… Read more »
Today, May 19th at 4:00 p.m. EDT, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will launch CBC TECH 2020, a new initiative aimed at increasing African American representation and inclusion in the tech industry. CBC members will encourage industry leaders to use the same entrepreneurial spirit they use when creating new technologies to become innovators in diversifying tech. Ben… Read more »
The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday will launch a push to increase African American representation in the tech sector.
The effort reflects concerns about a lack of diversity at companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter.
“Many of the technology companies have African Americans as very loyal customers, and many of those don’t have any African Americans on their… Read more »
