Rev. Joseph Lowery was a civil rights giant. He was a Methodist..
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Aircraft carrier named after Doris Miller
The U.S. Navy has named a new aircraft carrier after..
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Arrest in Louisiana Black church fires
A man arrested in connection with the Louisiana Black church fires is a law..
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New Congress has more than 50 Blacks in CBC
As the new Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Karen Bass (CA-37) was handed..
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Black press remembers George H.W. Bush
The death of former President George H.W. Bush on November 30 was the impetus of ..
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New NFL anthem policy may fall short of legal scrutiny
Protesters held a rally in front of the National Football League’s New York City..
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Congressional Black Caucus may protest of State of the Union
During a members-only meeting on Capitol Hill on Jan. 19, members of the..
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CBC Chairman talks HBCUs, impeachment, and #rootoutracism
During a conference call with reporters, Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), pledged to revisit the debate around impeachment when Congress returns after Labor Day and announced a new campaign to #RootOutRacism in the White House.
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Attorney’s new book takes on the police brutality
Police brutality in the Black community is as old as law enforcement itself.
Former federal prosecutor Paul Butler speaks in depth on the issue in his new book, “Chokehold: Policing Black Men.”
“Even as a prosecutor, I was a still a Black man,” said Butler during an interview on MSNBC with Rev. Al Sharpton. “I was even arrested for a crime I didn’t commit … I was acquitted in less than five minutes.”
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Thanks, but no thanks: CBC rejects second meeting with Trump
Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Cedric Richmond (D-La.) rejected an offer from the White House to meet with all 49 members of the caucus, citing steps that the Trump Administration has taken, “that will affirmatively hurt Black communities.”
In a letter addressed to President Trump, Richmond wrote that, “Your Administration has yet to provide a response to the policies we presented. Additionally, your Administration has not followed through on a pledge you made to us to facilitate meetings with relevant Cabinet officials.”
