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President Biden warned against a government shutdown and made his case for a second term in remarks at the Phoenix Awards Dinner, hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington, D.C. He…

U.S. House leadership, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, and others participated in an unveiling ceremony of a new postage stamp honoring the late civil rights activist Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) at the U.S.…

President Biden met with his Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) board of advisers at the White House. In addition, he also spoke about the potential government shutdown if…

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) joined presidents from several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and executives from Amazon, Adobe, and Cisco for a…

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, led a conversation with industry leaders on financial equity and closing the racial wealth gap during the…

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford (D-NV) joined other politicians, activists, and scholars at the…

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, author of Providence and Power, talked about the historic impact of 10 Jewish statesmen, including King David, Benjamin Disraeli, and Louis Brandeis. This event was…

John Charles Thomas talked about his time on the Virginia Supreme Court as the first Black person to hold that office. He took office in 1983. James Monroe’s Highland and the Virginia…

The Gallup Organization held a discussion on a report’s findings on African American life experiences as seen through the group’s decades of public opinion polling. Topics included…

Oglala Lakota journalist and author Tim Giago wrote his first book, Children Left Behind: The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding Schools, at the age of 17. Mr. Giago talked about his experience at the…

Journalist Loren Grush detailed the history and experiences of the six women selected in 1978 to become America’s first female astronauts. She was interviewed by former NASA deputy…

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton participated in the opening session of the Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York City. Joining them were activists from around the world including…

Advocates for and against gender-affirming care for minors testified at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing. Topics included gender dysphoria, Title IX and women’s sports, and parental…

Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), ranking member of the Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government, talked about top priorities for the Congressional Black Caucus…

President Biden delivered remarks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 46th Annual Gala in Washington, D.C. He highlighted his administration’s accomplishments that have…

Vice President Kamala Harris participated in an interview with actor John Leguizamo at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Leadership Conference.

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL), and other House Democratic leaders held a news conference to discuss the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Representative Glenn Ivey (D-MD) talked about the September 30, 2023, government funding deadline, the Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Garland, and the future of…

The Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) held a second hearing on challenges facing the appraisal industry, including barriers for entering the profession and racial bias in home appraisals. The…

Harvard Law professor Susan Crawford argued that Charleston, South Carolina, is emblematic of the problems America will face with both racism and climate change. The Harvard Bookstore…