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Members paid tribute to civil rights leader Dorothy Height following news of her death.

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation held a welcoming and swearing-in ceremony in the Congressional Auditorium of the new Capitol Visitor Center for the 41 members of the Congressional …

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Carolyn Kilpatrick talked about the role of the Congressional Black Caucus in Congress, the caucus’s efforts to come together after members split over the Ob…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus talked about their experiences as black legislators, the state of race relations, and the significance of the civil rights movement. The also spoke …

The welcoming ceremony of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 37th Annual Legislative Conference was shown. The panelists talked about the advancements of African Americans in Con…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus conducted a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony in the Coolidge Auditorium in the Library of Congress. As part of the ceremony caucus leaders and incomi…

The Congressional Black Caucus announced its leadership team for the 110th Congress and talked about their legislative agenda in the new Congress. They also answered questions from reporters…

Representative Mel Watt and members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke to reporters about issues including the 2006 midterm elections, Hurricane Katrina recovery and reconstruction alon…

Foundation officials announced the theme of the Annual Legislative Conference, “Changing Course, Confronting Crises, Continuing the Legacy.” Officers from Dell Corporation and others descri…

Past and present elected officials, Congressional Black Caucus members, civil rights leaders, noted clergy, and other dignitaries attended the funeral of Rosa Parks, who died October 24, 200…

The Millions More Movement commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March on the National Mall with speeches and performances highlighting the theme of reparation, repair, rebuil…

Michigan Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick, chairman of the Presidential Debate Committee of the Congressional Black Caucus, talked about issues facing the Congressional Black Caucus. She al…

At the opening of a day-long forum on police misconduct,Mayor of Inglewood Roosevelt Dorn (D), Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Bobby Scott (D-V…

Black caucus members encouraged Congress to confirm President Bill Clinton’s selections to the federal judiciary. They blamed Jesse Helms for preventing the desegregation of the courts in No…

At this meeting of the CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS leaders outlined their agenda for a weekend meeting concerning the State of Black America. Among the issues they discussed were the 2…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus briefed reporters on the U.S. Army investigation into sexual misconduct between drill sergeants and enlisted women in Aberdeen, MD. They stated that…