Obama and Michelle wave to attendees at the CBCF’s 45th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner on Sept. 19 after Obama delivered a speech centered on Black women. (AP Photo) President Obama presented a very “pro-women” message during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation(CBCF)’s Phoenix Awards Dinner on Sept. 19. He stressed the importance of female […]
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Rep. Maxine Waters Wants to Rid Mandatory Minimums
Congresswoman Maxine Waters speaking to audience. (Photos by Linda Poulson) Mandatory minimum sentencing is an out-of-touch, unfair mechanism in the criminal justice system that disproportionately affects people of color, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) argued during a forum titled “Mandatory Minimums: New Opportunities for Criminal Justice Reform” at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 45th Annual […]
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Congressman Davis’ Forum on Best Practices for Reentry Programs
Congressman Danny Davis (D-Ark.) addressed the need for more comprehensive re-entry programs for those formerly incarcerated. (Photo by Shantella Y. Sherman) While several panels during this year’s Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference convened to discuss how best to keep African Americans from being disproportionately targeted by the criminal justice system, U.S. Rep. Danny […]
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Obama Pays Tribute to Female Civil Rights Leaders
President Barack Obama speaks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundations 45th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, about black women’s role in helping shape American democracy, calling them “the thinkers and the doers” who made things happen at the height of the […]
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Obama to Address Black Caucus Dinner, Clinton to Mingle
In this Sept. 27, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk across the stage at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundations 44th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington. Obama has had the spotlight to himself at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundations annual awards dinner during all but one of […]
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Panelists Ponder if Church Is Still Viable in 2015
Dr. Iva E. Carruthers and the Rev. E. Terri LaVelle talk on a panel during the CBC Annual Legislative Conference about the Black church in America. (Photo by Shantella Sherman) U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) is no stranger to the pulpit – he is an ordained minister – or civil unrest, as a former member […]
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Millennial Leaders Give Advice on Engaging Peers in Voting Advocacy
Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s resurfaced in public memory in March during the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a seminal march that resulted in passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. On Sept. 17, at the Annual A. Leon Higginbotham Voting Rights Braintrust, U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) acknowledged a […]
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Braintrust Seeks Grassroots, Legislative Solutions to Police-Community Relations
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson is a Democrat that represents Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District. (Courtesy Photo) Repairing the fractured relationship between communities of color and law enforcement continued to be a central topic on the third day of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 45th Annual Legislative Conference. On Sept. 18, U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D), who […]
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Energy Industry Could Be Beneficial for African Americans
David K. Owens, executive vice president of Business Operations, Group and Regulatory Affairs at the Edison Electric Institute. It is expected over the several few years that utility companies across the United States will spend between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion on infrastructure investments. Those investments and the projected growth of the energy industry could […]
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Politicians, Community Organizers, Advocates Tackle Youth Incarceration
Youth panelists discuss the flaws of the juvenile justice system at the 45th Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference. (Photo by LaTrina Antoine) Part of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 45th Annual Legislative Conference included a Sept. 17 forum on ending the system of youth imprisonment, which overwhelmingly affects the Black population’s sense of […]
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NNPA Honors Black Journalists, Activists, Politicians
U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (left) and News One television talk show host Roland Martin. (Twitter and Courtesy Photo) The trade association of Black-owned newspapers in the United States convened Sept. 17 in the District, coinciding with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 45th Annual Legislative Conference, to honor political leaders and high-achieving African Americans that support their cause and businesses. The National Newspaper […]
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Black Women and the Criminal Justice System: Advocating Justice and Equity
Panelists at the Annual Legislative Conference’s forum on Black women and the criminal justice system. (Photo by Shantella Sherman) With more than 12 percent of Black girls subjected to seclusionary discipline – including suspension, expulsions, and arrests – in America, their numbers within the criminal justice system have reached epidemic proportions. In areas like Orange […]