Congresswoman Barbara Lee recently welcomed Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Illinois), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, to the East Bay. Congresswomen Lee and Kelly, both...
(Politico) – When little else is working, try the Congressional Black Caucus. That’s a familiar pattern for the Obama administration: Backed into a corner on...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Working across the aisle with Republicans on criminal justice reform might be the best shot that...
(The Washington Post) – The country’s first African American president is finding himself increasingly at odds with a cornerstone of the African American community: historically black...
(Politico) – Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary. But their ranks don’t...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist As if we needed any more evidence, President Obama’s recent meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist As if we needed any more evidence, President Obama’s recent meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus...
(Politico) – The audience for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress on March 3 is shaping up to be largely Republican — and...
Mike Lillis, THE HILL WASHINGTON (The Hill)—Leading members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are lining up to skip a coming speech by the prime...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist If you read most of what was reported on the visit of 11 members of the Congressional Black Caucus...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist “Where do I start? How about undefinable frustration? It seems we can’t even catch our breath from our first...
North Carolina Congressman Has Civil Rights History by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer After his unanimous selection as the next...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Since 1971, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has had many strong leaders. As the new 114th Congress of...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist If you were the new chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), beginning your time tenure when the first...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist If you were the new chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), beginning your time tenure when the first...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) joined members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and interfaith leaders from around the country on Thursday on the Capitol Hill East...