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CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudges Remarks at the CBC PAC Dinner 2013

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Good evening everyone and thank you for joining us this evening.Thank you to the Members of the CBC who are here tonight. Earlier today, I participated in the release of the National Urban League’s State of Black America report, which highlights the widening gap in education, employment, and wealth attainment between African Americans and white Americans.Though African…

Congressional Black Caucus Leads Effort in Voting Rights Amendment

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By Stacy M. BrownSpecial to the NNPA from The Washington InformerCongressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) led a contingent of caucus members and other minority groups in a public plea to Republicans last week to take up legislation to restore voting rights protections. (Courtesy photo) CBC Chair Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio).Not even the Supreme Court can stop the Congressional…

Freedom Riders Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act

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Freedom Riders Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights ActNBC WashingtonPosted Jul 2, 2014By Tracie PottsWednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act. To celebrate the milestone, some of the original Freedom Riders will board buses here in D.C. for a trip to Richmond. NBC's Tracie Potts has more on the historic trip.

CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudges Remarks at the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Marcia L. Fudge joined Congressman John Lewis, U.S. House and Senate to hold a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. During the ceremony, the leaders also presented a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the Reverend Doctor and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. Chair Fudge's remarks as prepared for delivery are below.

Remembering Freedom Summer, the civil rights effort that changed America 50 years ago

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Remembering ‘Freedom Summer,’ the civil rights effort that changed America 50 years agoPBS News HourBy Lyndsay Knecht, KERA  June 24, 2014Fifty years ago this summer, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. But that didn’t come without a price. It was the era of the Freedom Summer, a brave and bloody campaign to get blacks registered to…

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