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 wo…
258 viewsA bipartisan group of U.S. House and Senate members held a news conference to discuss the unanimous consent passage of legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
597 viewsThe National Museum of African American History and Culture would open September 24, 2016, on the National Mall. Representative Danny Davis (D-IL) was interviewed in Statuary Hall about the …
90 viewsAbolitionist John Willis Menard was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1868, and although he was never seated, he was the first African American to address the House chamber. Next, we hear mor…
761 viewsRepresentative Jesse Jackson,Jr. , a member of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, provided opening and closing remarks. Moderated by Professor James Horton, panelists discussed Afr…
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