U.S. House of Representatives
Black Economic Alliance PAC Endorses NY Candidates Jackie Gordon, Mondaire Jones
[Black Economic Alliance] David Clunie: “The objective in this year’s election is clear: we need candidates who will fight for the best interests of ...
HOUSE BILL TO HELP HOMELESS VETERANS PASSES U.S. HOUSE
[Homeless Veterans\H.R. 3749] A 2015 Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups Survey (Project CHALENG Survey) shows that legal assistance accounted for four ...
DEMOCRATS APPLAUD HOUSE PASSAGE OF HISTORIC ANTILYNCHING LEGISLATION
[Emmett Till Antilynching Act \H.R. 35] Rep. Bass: “It is a travesty that it has taken 120 years since antilynching legislation was first introduced ...
“BAN THE BOX” BILL DESIGNED TO HELP FORMER FELONS GAIN EMPLOYMENT PASSES HOUSE
[Mass Incarceration\”Fair Chance Act”] Sen. Cory Booker: “Today’s passage not only brings us one step closer to giving those who have paid their debt ...
CONGRESS HOLDS ROUNDTABLE WITH CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES ON PROBLEMS OF “DE-RISKING” BY GLOBAL BANKS
[International Banking\Caribbean] Senior Bankers from six major U.S. Banks and U.S. Congresspersons gathered with a delegation representing CARICOM at Capitol Hill in Washington, under ...
CALIFORNIA SENATOR HARRIS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION AFFIRMING 1866 CIVIL RIGHTS LAW AS SUPREME COURT COMCAST CASE CONTINUES
[Supreme Court News\Comcast Case v. NAAOM] Senator Harris: “Just one year after the end of the Civil War, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act ...
NAACP RELEASES STATEMENT MOURNING LOSS OF CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CONGRESSMAN ELIJAH CUMMINGS
[NAACP News\Remembering Rep. Elijah Cummings] Derrick Johnson, President and CEO, NAACP: “As a devoted statesman to Baltimore and the civil rights movement, Rep. Cummings ...
BACK FROM GHANA REP. PELOSI, REP. BASS RECALL HISTORIC “YEAR OF RETURN” TRIP
[Africa News U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “It was an honor to return to Ghana with the Congressional Black Caucus as we mark The ...
PELOSI LEADS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO GHANA AND U.S. ARMY AFRICA HEADQUATERS
[Africa News] U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a congressional delegation to Ghana, where she will address Ghanian Parliament… Photo: Wikimedia ...
There Are Folks Who Don’t Want Black People Counted — Let’s Defeat Agenda to Sabotage 2020 Census
Marc H. Morial. The youth are our present and future and must be counted. Photo: Facebook. This is how Member of Congress Lacy ...
