[Mental Health\Black Youth Suicide]
Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson: “As a former chief psychiatric nurse, I am deeply concerned that suicide is the second leading cause of death among all Black American children between ten to nineteen years old. We can no longer be silent while our children struggle with mental illnesses.”
Congressional Black Caucus
CBC RELEASES “RING THE ALARM” REPORT ON BLACK YOUTH SUICIDE CRISIS
CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN LEE LEADS CBC DELEGATION TO UNITED NATIONS
[United Nations\Congressional Black Caucus]
Congresswoman Barbara Lee: “As Democratic Congressional Representative to the United Nations, it’s more important than ever that members of the Congressional Black Caucus work with the UN to advance global peace and security. I am especially pleased that we were able to focus our agenda on the importance of African Americans and the African Diaspora.”
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CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN LEE DENOUNCES TRUMP’S RACIST IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND “WHITE NATIONALIST AGENDA”
[Immigration News\US-Mexico Border]
California Congresswoman Lee: “Trump’s white nationalist agenda has been harming immigrants since Day 1 of his presidency. This hearing showed us exactly how Stephen Miller and Trump have been working to keep people from “s**thole” countries out of America.”
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CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS CELEBRATES FORMER CONGRESSMAN JOHN CONYERS THE “CONSCIENCE OF THE CONGRESS”
[Congressional Black Caucus Commemorates John Conyers]
“Just four days after the assassination of Dr. King, Congressman Conyers introduced a bill to create a federal holiday in his honor and reintroduced the bill every year for 15 years until it was signed into law. Mr. Conyers continued his pursuit of voting rights in Congress as a lead co-sponsor of the Voting Rights Act of 1965… Mr. Conyers also championed the issue of reparations by introducing a bill to establish a commission to study the issue of slavery and race relations in America, which he fought for consideration every year.”
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CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS PRAISE CONGRESSMAN JOHN CONYERS FOR BEING A CIVIL RIGHTS CHAMPION
[Remembering Congressman John Conyers]
Congressman Dan Kildee: John Conyers was a fighter for civil rights who served the people of Detroit in Congress for over 50 years. As a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, John Conyers rose to become the longest-serving African American in Congress and Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives. Throughout his life, John Conyers helped to advance many important causes, including expanding voting rights and equal rights for all Americans.”
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CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS SPEAKS OUT AGAINST COMCAST’S TRUMP-BACKED LAWSUIT TARGETING BLACK MEDIA AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1866
[Black Media\Supreme Court News]
CBC: “The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is deeply disappointed and concerned by this case because it would upend a seminal civil rights statute passed during Reconstruction to root out all racial discrimination in contracting. Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed to ensure that newly freed slaves were afforded the same opportunities as their white counterparts in contract formation.”
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BLACK, LATINO AND ASIAN CONGRESS MEMBERS FILE AMICUS BRIEFS AGAINST TRUMP’S PUBLIC CHARGE RULE
[Immigration News]
Congressional Tri-Caucus statement: “The Tri-Caucus believes the Trump Administration’s public charge rule was written with the clear intent of intimidating and discriminating against immigrants of color. The rule is yet another attempt by the Trump Administration to create an immigration system that is stacked against non-European, non-white immigrants in favor of the wealthy.”
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SPEAKER PELOSI AND CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS COMMEMORATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF FORCED ARRIVAL OF AFRICAN SLAVES
[400th Anniversary of African Slaves]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “We thank the Congressional Black Caucus, the conscience of the Congress, for bringing together leaders of the Congress and the country for this solemn observance of 400 years since the first recorded arrival of enslaved Africans to America.”
Photo: CBC website screenshot
CBC, PELOSI DENOUNCE ISRAEL’S BARRING OF OMAR AND TLAIB TO PLEASE RACIST TRUMP
[Middle East News]
Congressional Black Caucus: “The Israeli government should immediately reverse this shortsighted decision to deny Members of Congress entry into Israel. Allies are supposed to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.”
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