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Three Congressional Black Caucus members, Democratic Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (TX), Barbara Lee (CA), and Al Green (TX), spoke to reporters about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s…

The House considered the CROWN Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on a person’s hair texture or hairstyle in employment, public accommodations, and housing.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke after meeting with President Biden and administration officials on the administration’s State of the Union agenda and other policy proposals.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a Vigil for Justice at the U.S. Capitol.

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) held a news conference on a genetic damage study in Black Americans resulting from historical racism. She is the lead sponsor for legislation that…

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, civil rights leaders, and law professors testified at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the 1965 Voting Rights Act. They discussed several…

Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre appeared at a hearing marking the centennial of the 1921 attack in which a white mob attacked residents, homes, and businesses in a predominantly Black Tulsa, Oklahoma,…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke to reporters following their meeting with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office.

Hilary Shelton with the NAACP in Washington, D.C., and former NFL football player Herschel Walker, and other prominent African Americans testified at a hearing on slavery reparations. The…

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a hearing on the U.S. Capitol . Members of the CBC, civil rights activists, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), and counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance spoke about…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus introduced the Jobs and Justice Act, which aims to improve economic opportunity in underserved communities and bring about criminal justice reform.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus held a news conference at the U.S. Capitol to discuss the ongoing legislative response to the coronavirus pandemic and the adverse impact of the…

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the oversight of policing practices. Witnesses included Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, who died after a New York police officer placed…

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation recognized several African-American veterans who continued to serve their country after their time in the military ended. These veterans included…

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation hosted a civil rights town hall as part of its 47th annual legislative conference. Several Congressional Black Caucus members spoke, including…

Congressional Black Caucus members spoke to reporters at the Department of Justice about a letter they wrote to Attorney General Loretta Lynch calling for an investigation into the deaths…

Leaders and members of the Congressional Black Caucus held a news conference calling on fellow lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at reducing gun violence and the use of fatal force by…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke to reporters about the release that day of the results of the Department of Justice’s investigation into the fatal police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old…

Younger civil rights activists talked about the future of the movement, how to better organize, and get youth involved in pushing for change. “The Next 50 Years: Freedom Forward” was a…

The Congressional Black Caucus hosted a town hall “emergency summit” to address the ongoing concern of violence and crime in urban communities. Several members of the group shared their…