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Voters Make an Important Down Payment on Democracy’s Future

November 20, 2022 admin 0

By Ben Jealous A lot of good news came out of this month’s elections—and enough bad news to remind us that we can never let our guard down when freedom and democracy are at stake. This year, democracy itself was […]

Voter Turnout Breaking Records Because Americans Know What’s At Stake

November 4, 2022 admin 0

By Dr. Alveda King We are now in the throes of casting votes in the 2022 midterm elections. My mother, Mrs. Naomi Ruth Barber King, widow of my father, famed slain civil rights activist Rev. A. D. King, and I […]

Modeling the Spirit of Democracy

October 17, 2022 admin 0

By Ben Jealous Some things are unthinkable—until they happen. For Jamie Raskin, a congressman and father, the first unthinkable thing was the loss of his beloved son Tommy to suicide on New Year’s Eve 2020. As a father myself, my […]

‘When We Fight, We Win’ — A Clarion Call For Fair Redistricting in Mississippi

September 3, 2022 admin 0

By Khalil Abdullah (Ethnic Media Services) – Community leaders in Mississippi are pressing their case for fair political representation at county and local levels. The efforts are aimed at the state’s redistricting process, which remains in the hands of a GOP-dominated […]

CBCF Announces the In-Person Return of the 51st Annual Legislative Conference Sponsored by Amazon

August 22, 2022 admin 0

By CBCF Registration for the nation’s leading policy conference will feature both virtual and in-person attendance Washington, D.C., August 22, 2022 – The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) is excited to announce the in-person return of the 51st Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), after two […]

Pride, Prejudice, and Power

June 14, 2022 admin 0

By Ben Jealous June is Pride month in the United States. In big cities and small communities, LGBTQ+ people and their friends, families, and allies will celebrate freedom and progress toward full equality. All fair-minded Americans can celebrate that progress. […]

CeLillianne Green, Esq. Creative Poetry to Promote Voting

May 29, 2022 admin 0

Creative Poetry Is Needed to Promote Voting — DC Poet Writes & Donates Poem This short, inspirational poem motivates everyone to participate in the Midterm Elections. The poem was written and performed by poet CeLilliane Green, Black Women for […]

An Interview with John Conyers III

May 29, 2022 admin 0

By Staff John Conyers, III is an entrepreneur in the financial services and music industries with deep ties to the Detroit area and a unique understanding of what it takes to make a difference in Washington as the son of […]

Brown v Board of Education: When the Supreme Court Rejected a Racist System

May 22, 2022 Leslie Rhodes 0

By Ben Jealous The U.S. Supreme Court wasn’t always a threat to civil rights. Almost 70 years ago this month, the Court issued its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, one of the most important in our history. It was unanimous. […]

Can federal lynching law help heal America?

May 9, 2022 Leslie Rhodes 0

By Dr. Gail C. Christopher Special to NorthStar News WASHINGTON – For three centuries lynching was a standard practice in the cruel treatment of Black men, women, and children in America. Even after slavery, Blacks from 1882 – 1959 were lynched on average […]

A New Dream Team of Federal Judges

May 2, 2022 admin 0

By Ben Jealous, President of People For the American Way Something amazing just happened in the U.S. Capitol. On one day, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for five extraordinary women of color who have been nominated to […]

State of the Union: Democracy Needs Defenders

March 5, 2022 admin 0

By Ben Jealous President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address reminded Americans that democracy needs defenders—here at home as well as in Ukraine. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine was understandably a major focus of Biden’s speech. Putin’s […]

CBCF Statement on President Biden’s Nomination of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson

February 28, 2022 admin 0

By Congressional Black Caucus Foundation The First Black Woman Selected for the Nation’s Highest Court Washington – Nicole Austin-Hillery, president and chief executive officer of The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF), today released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s […]

Telling Better Stories. A Conversation with Richard Fowler, Change Agent and Conduit of Information.

February 3, 2022 admin 0

By: Kymberly Amara “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” — John F. Kennedy Radio show host and political commentator, Richard Fowler, has been at […]

LET IT BE KNOWN with STACY BROWN MONDAY JANUARY 17, 2022

January 17, 2022 admin 0

Voting rights, one of Dr. King’s most important legislative initiatives, continues to be a contentious topic. Black America is still struggling for the right to vote 54 years after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. The Black Press will discuss. […]

The Big Truth: The Big Problem is the Big Lie

January 7, 2022 admin 0

By Ben Jealous It’s been a year since a mob of Trumpists violently attacked the U.S. Capitol. They wanted to stop Congress from affirming President Joe Biden’s victory. Some of them were out for blood. All of them were motivated […]