CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield Observes the 150th Juneteenth Celebration
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement in observance...
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South Loop Embraces Locally Grown Food Movement
The Highly Anticipated South Loop Farmers Market Opens June 25th CHICAGO, IL – The opening of the South Loop Farmers...
Senator Kirk Statement on Sanctions Relief and the State Department’s Report on Iranian-Backed Terrorism
CHICAGO, IL —U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of State reported today that...
Tell President Obama and the Department of Justice: This is Domestic Terrorism: Sign The Petition
Petition to President Obama and his Department of Justice: “Investigate and prosecute the Charleston attack as an act of domestic...
President Obama and Vice President Biden Statements on the Shooting in Charleston, South Carolina
President Barack Obama: Good afternoon, everybody. Â This morning, I spoke with, and Vice President Biden spoke with, Mayor Joe Riley...
U.S. Attorney General Lynch Delivers Remarks on the Shooting Incident in Charleston, South Carolina
Remarks as delivered Good morning. Before we begin today’s announcement, I want to take a moment to address the heartbreaking...
National Black Church Initiative Calls the Black Church Shooting in Charleston an Assassination
Victims Killed Because They Were Black WASHINGTON, DC - The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000...
A Massacre. A Hate Crime
From: Cornell Williams Brooks President & CEO, NAACP You've likely heard the news: Nine parishioners were murdered last night while...
CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield Responds to Shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Representative G. K. Butterfield, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement in...
Race & Justice News: Connecticut Struggles to Reform Drug-Free-Zone Law
Race & Justice News The Sentencing Project Reforms Connecticut Struggles to Reform Drug-Free-Zone Law The Connecticut legislature was unable to...
