Congressional Black Caucus members held a news conference on race-related issues, including Florida education standards for African American history curriculum and Supreme Court decisions on…
215 viewsAttorney General Eric Holder gave the keynote address at the inaugural Faith Leaders Summit on Voting Rights. He talked Justice Department’s efforts to enforce voting rights in reaction to s…
28,899 viewsThe 30th annual Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference was titled, “Judiciary Brain Trust: Two Million Incarcerated: Justice for a Community Under Siege.” Panelists talked about …
211 viewsCongressional Black Caucus members met to address the issue of police brutality. They heard testimonial accounts of brutality from a number of persons, and concluded with recommendations for…
530 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust held a meeting on Race and health Issues. Participants spoke about environmental problems in minority regions throughout the country. This “e…
488 viewsParticipants talked about the effects of standardized testing on blacks and other minorities and considered claims that such tests are culturally biased and fail to determine the actual pote…
163 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus held a discussion called, "Blacks and the Business of Sports: Past Accomplishments, Future Goals".
113 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus honored the influential former civil rights lawyer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who argued the landmark 1954 desegregation case Brown v. Boar…
1,253 viewsBlack Coaches, Players, and outside experts gathered to discuss the influence of Black athletes as role models. Most witnesses acknowledged the extreme sway that such athletes hold and stres…
367 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus held a hearing on health care for the poor. Witnesses included representatives from the health care industry, the insurance industry, academia, and other exper…
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