Tag: Congressional Black Caucus
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) Comments on House Impeachment Inquiry Vote
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent
WASHINGTON — October 31, 2019 — Today, by a party line vote of 232-to-196, the Democrat-controlled House...
Empire Star Taraji Henson Speaks on Suicide and Mental Health on Capitol Hill
“It breaks my heart to know that 5-year-old children are contemplating life and death, I just…I’m sorry. That one is tough for me. So,...
D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Set to Introduce Bill to Require Federal Agencies to...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA
Legendary and longtime D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is hoping to accomplish what may not have been possible during the...
Fifty-Five Strong: The Largest Congressional Black Caucus Kicks Off the 116th Congress
By Lauren Victoria Burke
As the new Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-Calif.) was handed a large gavel from...
Congresswoman Karen Bass Elected Next Chair of the CBC
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA-37) was elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for the 116th Congress. Congresswoman Bass will be the 26th chair...