Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch The Congressional Black Caucus met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Thursday evening to urge the administration to use its executive power for law enforcement reform, following criminal charges for police officers in the killing of a Black man in Memphis, Tennessee. …
Read More »Congressional Black Caucus Urges DOJ To Act To Protect Voting Rights
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, and Congressman Mondaire Jones led over 40 Congressional Black Caucus members in calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to aggressively protect voting rights and fight against disenfranchisement, gerrymandering, voter purges, and other forms of voter suppression, vote dilution, and election subversion. “These …
Read More »GOP Rep Believes He Is Being Snubbed By Congressional Black Caucus
A Black House Republican member believes he is being blocked from joining the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) as one of only two Black Republicans in the House. Florida GOP Rep. Byron Donalds is looking to join the CBC. He believes that his perspective could be beneficial for the caucus. Harrison Fields, …
Read More »HUD Nominee Marcia Fudge To Push For Rental Assistance, Affordable Housing Amid Coronavirus Crisis
President Joe Biden has nominated Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. “My priority as secretary would be to alleviate that crisis and get people the support they need to come back from the edge,” Fudge said. The Congressional Black Caucus’s former chairwoman plans to play …
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