Roland Martin, host and managing editor of TV One’s NewsOne Now, is set to host a national town hall focused on the Black Lives Matter movement Thursday at 9:00 a.m. ET in Washington D.C. The town hall, which takes place during the 45th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference, will highlight the grassroots movement that has […]
Tech-life expert Stephanie Humphrey joined NewsOne Now to detail the best apps to help you stay connected during CBC.
In this week’s edition of the CBC Message to America, Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) discusses how African-American owned small business are vital to the success of our economy and the nation. Rep. Payne began his address by reminding Americans about the impact small businesses have on the U.S. economy. “Currently, small business create two […]
PolitickerOne: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced her decision as the field of contenders grows. Plus, Bernie Sanders meets with members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Hillary Clinton slumps as Vice President Joe Biden, who is mulling a presidential bid of his own, rises in the polls. Rep. Chaka Fattah builds a legal defense fund
Rev. Jesse Jackson’s mother, Helen Burns Jackson, passed away Monday. Since the news of her death, Jackson and his family have received an outpouring of support. On behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, Chairman G. K. Butterfield released a statement about her passing: “The members of the Congressional Black Caucus are saddened by the passing of […]
Rep. Charles Rangel delivers this week's Congressional Black Caucus Message to America on the policy prescriptions for the effects of racism.
Rep. Cedric Richmond (D, La.) explained why many homeowners, especially in minority communities, have been left behind 10 years after Hurricane Katrina.
Former U.S. Rep. Louis B. Stokes, Ohio’s first Black congressman and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died at the age of 90, his family announced Wednesday. Stokes passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. His wife, Jay Stokes, was at his side. Just a month earlier, Stokes announced his […]
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There are 45 million Americans living in poverty in the United States. And as many of us know, poverty is not color blind. During this week’s Congressional Black Caucus Message to America, Rep. Barbara Lee addressed the nation’s ongoing struggle against poverty. She quoted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1968 Two Americas Speech, saying, “One […]
On the heels of the release of the latest American employment numbers, South Carolina Congressman David Scott of Georgia’s 13th Congressional District delivered this week’s “Congressional Black Caucus Message To America.” During his remarks, Rep. Scott noted that “Black unemployment remains double that of White unemployment,” and declared that “Education is the biggest tool to expand […]
