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Self-Funded Freedom: Using What We Know to Build What We Need

September 29, 2025 admin 0

By Germar Reed When we talk about freedom in our community, we often dream of it in grand, distant terms—policy changes, reparations, institutional shifts. And while those are valid pursuits, we forget the power we already possess: the skills, tools, […]

54th Annual Legislative Conference This weeks Schedule

September 23, 2025 admin 0

By Staff The Annual Legislative Conference is the leading public policy convening focused on issues impacting African Americans and the global Black community. The ALC is a unique platform where thought leaders, legislators, influencers, and concerned citizens converge to discuss […]

“The Power of Narrative: Remmington Belford on Equity, Legacy, and Leadership”

September 2, 2025 admin 0

BY Staff Remmington F. Belford, MPS, has built a career at the intersection of public affairs, equity, and storytelling, guided by a vision shaped as much by absence as by opportunity. Raised in Houston in a family rooted in service […]

Made for this Moment – POWER, POLICY, & PROGRESS

August 27, 2025 admin 0

By CBCF Join us for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 54th Annual Legislative Conference, September 24th through September 28th in Washington, D.C. It is the place to connect with civic and business leaders, elected officials, and concerned citizens to discuss […]

NCBCP President & CEO Melanie L. Campbell Statement on the 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

August 8, 2025 admin 0

By staff “Now More Than Ever, Congress Needs To Pass The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement “ On August 6, 2025 we paused to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), the landmark law that […]

Statement from U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. Regarding the Trump Administration’s Attempt to Upend the Affirmative Action Program

June 6, 2025 admin 0

By U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. [WASHINGTON, DC ] June 4, 2025 — The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. firmly opposes the Trump Administration’s reported effort to dismantle a cornerstone of economic and educational opportunity in America: the $37 billion affirmative action […]

How Hate and Power Games Are Driving Us to Implosion

April 5, 2025 admin 0

By Brenda Johnson There’s something terrifying about watching a country implode in real-time. It’s not loud at first—it’s subtle, strategic, a chess game years in the making. And right now, we’re playing right into it. I look around and I […]

Just Keep Living…But Maybe Not Here?

March 14, 2025 admin 0

By Lisa Bennett I remember always complaining as a child about my grandparents wanting to watch the news on our one TV when I wanted to watch something a bit more entertaining. Now that I am just shy of 60, […]

Pardon, Pardons, and More Pardons

March 14, 2025 admin 0

By Brenda Emila Johnson When this administration took office, we expected pardons. We knew they were part of the process—sometimes necessary, sometimes controversial. But 1,500 pardons? That’s not justice. That’s a message. We’ve seen this before. Donald Trump, on his […]

Abortion of the Educated Women of Color

February 14, 2025 admin 0

By Brenda E Johnson As we engage in discussions about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Affirmative Action, it is evident that these policies were designed to level the playing field in a world where discrimination has long been institutionalized. […]

Should We Work Together? Absolutely!

February 7, 2025 admin 0

By Brenda Emilia Johnson The African American community has been a powerful voting bloc in the U.S.,playing a crucial role in electing President Joe Biden and Vice PresidentKamala Harris in 2020. However, that election also exposed divisions betweenAfrican American and […]

Kenneth A. Whisenton Councilman-at-Large

February 7, 2025 admin 0

By Staff What inspired you to return to Gary, IN, and get involved in local government after establishing a career in the financial industry? Gary, Indiana, has always held a special place in my heart. It was the city that […]

Demand Diversity Roundtable Response to Administration’s Threat To DEI

January 29, 2025 admin 0

By National Urban LeagueMarc H. Morial President and CEONational Urban League “A second Trump administration intends to abandon efforts to advance and legally defend affirmative action and DEI policies within military academies, federal minority contracting programs, and other federal programs shown […]

Maryland Legislative Session Called The Maryland Second Look Act

January 27, 2025 admin 0

By Staff The bill proposes to provide an automatic review of sentencing for folks incarcerated for 20 or more years. It is patterned after the JuvenileRestoration Act which passed in 2021. Delegate Cheryl Pasteur and Senator Charles Sydnor are the […]

The Liberty in Laundry Act Sounds Like a Joke. Sadly It’s Not.

December 24, 2024 admin 0

By Ben Jealous The incoming Trump administration is supposedly interested in “efficiency.” It has a whole quasigovernmental department – the Elon Musk- and Vivek Ramaswamy-chaired Department of Government Efficiency – purportedly ready to take aim at government waste. So why […]

Faith-Based Command Center to Deploy and Monitor Over 1,000 Trained Faith Leaders as Peacekeepers at Polling Sites on Election Day

November 5, 2024 admin 0

(Washington, DC, November 4, 2024) – To promote peace and safety on Election Day, Faiths United to Save Democracy (FUSD), a nonpartisan, multi-racial, multi-faith, and multi-generational voter protection campaign, has established an election day command center and will deploy over […]