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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 […]

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Rep. Charles Rangel delivers this week's Congressional Black Caucus Message to America on the policy prescriptions for the effects of racism.

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Rep. Cedric Richmond (D, La.) explained why many homeowners, especially in minority communities, have been left behind 10 years after Hurricane Katrina.

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America has lost a warrior of the Civil Rights Movement. Amelia Boynton Robinson died today in Alabama of a massive stroke.

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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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Sen. Cory Booker believes in the promise of America, but is “anguished” because “the work of America is not yet done.” He explains in this week’s Congressional Black Caucus Message to America, “In many ways over my lifetime, we have slipped backwards.” The New Jersey Senator said, “In just forty years, we have seen our […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Everyone is familiar with the disaster that was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress earlier this month—which, coordinated with the Republican leadership and executed behind President Barack Obama’s back, strained relations between the United States and Israel. As reported in the latest issue of Newsweek in the article “Black Power In Washington,” members of the […]

Up until very, very recently, Ron Paul, and his son, Rand Paul, have shared not only surnames,  but similar reputations. Like his father, Rand Paul has been somewhat of an outlier within his party. They both make sense every now and then, but more often than not, their sensible views on subjects like war are […]

Addressing poverty and reforming the criminal justice system were among the topics that came up at a White House meeting Tuesday between President Obama and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). Rep. Mia Love (R, Utah), the first black female Republican elected to Congress, was among those who attended the meeting. SEE ALSO: The […]