Inquiring minds wanna know... are Jonathan and Meagan married?
Rep. Joyce Beatty along with eight other activists got into some good trouble while protesting this week.
Tonya Veasey, the newly appointed president and CEO of the CBCF, shares that mentoring, advocacy and education are the focal points of the organization.
The "Justice in Policing Act," is a measure that is backed by Black leaders in the House and the Senate.
(Politics365) — A new compensation study released by the U.S. House of Representatives Chief Administrative Officer shows a distressing, but expected picture of failing minority recruitment on Capitol Hill – much lower than the previous year. In its annual 2010 House Compensation Study, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House reports that minority recruitment on […]
(Associated Content) — The Obama Compromise Bill may have passed without their approval and their proposed amendment for a provision regarding 99ers, but at least two members of the Congressional Black Caucus are doing something that might ultimately help those long-term unemployed workers who have exhausted all regular unemployment benefits and extensions available to them. […]
(Politico) — As a whole, the Congressional Black Caucus is against the deal the president cut with Republicans on taxes. But it’s becoming more clear that’s a consensus position, not a unanimous one. Citing the needs of impoverished, unemployed and foreclosed-upon folks in his Philadelphia district, Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah announced his backing of the […]
Democrats are struggling to see the good in a plan that continues large tax breaks to the wealthy.
(The Hill) — ColorOfChange is pushing back on a key endorsement for Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) in his bid to become the top Democrat on the subcommittee overseeing telecom. The activism group panned a decision by the Congressional Black Caucus to endorse Rush this week for the ranking member position on the House Communications subcommittee. A […]
(The Hill) — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are complaining that legislation funding a settlement for discrimination against black farmers sets too high a bar for claimants. The lawmakers argue language added by the Senate, which is meant to prevent fraud in the program, sets higher standards for proving a claim than were […]
(Politc365) — Angela Rye, the dynamic co-founder of IMPACT, an organization that seeks to encourage young professionals in the areas of economic empowerment, civic engagement, and political involvement, has been tapped by Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) to be the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Congressional Black Caucus during the 112th Congress. Leading up to this […]
(Seattle Medium) — Congressional Black Caucus Chairman-elect Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.), gearing up to navigate a Republican-dominated House of Representatives, says the President must sharpen his communications skills to better articulate his plans and successes over the next two years approaching the 2012 presidential election. “The president is going to have to become a better […]