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Category: AFRO’s 45th Annual CBCF Annual Legislative Coverage

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Obama Recognizes Women, Pushes for Criminal Reform

by Stephanie CornishSeptember 20, 2015January 25, 2022

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) […]

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Rep. Maxine Waters Wants to Rid Mandatory Minimums

by Stephanie CornishSeptember 20, 2015January 25, 2022

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. […]

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Congressman Davis’ Forum on Best Practices for Reentry Programs

by Stephanie CornishSeptember 20, 2015January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Obama Pays Tribute to Female Civil Rights Leaders

by Stephanie CornishSeptember 20, 2015January 25, 2022

President Barack Obama speaks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 45th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, […]

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Obama to Address Black Caucus Dinner, Clinton to Mingle

by Stephanie CornishSeptember 19, 2015January 25, 2022

In this Sept. 27, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk across the stage at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 44th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix […]

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Panelists Ponder if Church Is Still Viable in 2015

by Stephanie CornishSeptember 19, 2015January 25, 2022

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) […]

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Millennial Leaders Give Advice on Engaging Peers in Voting Advocacy

by Stephanie CornishSeptember 19, 2015January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Braintrust Seeks Grassroots, Legislative Solutions to Police-Community Relations

by Stephanie CornishSeptember 19, 2015January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Energy Industry Could Be Beneficial for African Americans

by Special to the AFROSeptember 19, 2015January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Politicians, Community Organizers, Advocates Tackle Youth Incarceration

by Stephanie CornishSeptember 19, 2015January 25, 2022

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 […]

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NNPA Honors Black Journalists, Activists, Politicians

by Stephanie CornishSeptember 18, 2015January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Black Women and the Criminal Justice System: Advocating Justice and Equity

by Stephanie CornishSeptember 18, 2015January 25, 2022

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 […]

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