Congressional Black Caucus

Oct 21 2010

Associated with hate groups, research says

Statement by: Ms. Alice Huffman, president National Association for the Advancement of Color People California State Conference

We are here today to share with the public a report prepared and released by the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights, which details various associations between Tea Party organizations and acknowledged hate groups in the United States.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Oct 21 2010

Some African Americans caught up in the movement

Since President Barack Obama took the oath of office in 2009, an interesting faction of political rioters called the Tea Party (“tea” standing for taxed enough already) began making a ruckus.

Some would call this group another conservative movement attempting to break down Obama’s policies, and others would say the group has the right idea. However, the Tea Party has also been labeled racist lobbyists, due to some of the group’s outspoken representatives who spew nasty rhetoric.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Oct 14 2010

James Clyburn says CBC takes different tactics

For the second straight month the unemployment rate among African Americans is more than double the percentage for the nation as a whole.

According to the jobs report released by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) last Friday, the U.S. unemployment rate was 9.6 percent. That figure was 16.1 for African Americans, down slightly from the 16.3 reported in August but well above the 8.7 percent number for Whites and the 12.4 figure for Hispanics.

Sep 16 2010

Nine students recognized

Congresswoman Laura Richardson, center, recently recognized nine young people from Compton, Carson, and Long Beach who received Congressional Black Caucus scholarships.

May 28 2009

Congresswoman Maxine Waters fasts in solidarity with people of Darfur

Los Angeles, CA -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) participated in the Darfur Fast for Life Tuesday, consuming water only but no food, to show solidarity with the people of Darfur in Sudan and bring attention to the ongoing genocide there.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.