Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and 12 of their colleagues introduced a bill directing Congress to commission a statue of former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm to be displayed in the Capitol.
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Robert Valencia has been promoted to Deputy World Editor at Newsweek Media Group -- just six months after joining the company as a Writer and Night Editor for Newsweek.
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Native American journalist Mark Trahant has been named as Editor of Indian Country Today, which has been under the ownership of the National Congress of American Indians since February 1st.
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Golden State Warriors Guard Stephen Curry is auctioning a one-of-a-kind pair of Curry 4 sneakers to support the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
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Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced that the Obama Foundation and the University of Chicago are kicking off the Obama Foundation Scholars Program, a new program at the Harris School of Public Policy to support the next generation of leaders making an impact on issues in their communities and around the world.
Some Congressional Black Caucus members are urging Israel’s government to end a plan that forces some 40,000 African migrants in the country to choose between deportation or jail.
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) and the rest of the CHC’s leadership team --Congressmen Joaquín Castro (D-TX), Caucus First Vice Chair; Rubén Gallego (D-AZ), Caucus Second Vice Chair; Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Caucus Whip; and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Caucus Freshman Representative -- sent a scathing letter to Donald Trump holding him responsible for the failure to pass a legislative fix for “Dreamers."
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Dr. Hiral Tipirneni has won the special Democratic primary election for the 8th Congressional District of Arizona.
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NBC News has announced that Todd Johnson is joining the NBC News Digital team as Editorial Manager for NBCBLK.
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Congressional Black Caucus ChairmanCongressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) and the three Co-Chairs of the CBC Economic Development and Wealth Creation Taskforce -- Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), and Dwight Evans (D-PA) -- sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchinexpressing the Caucus’ concern that the Trump administration’s review of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) will result in a weaker version of the law that hurts the very communities that the law is supposed to help: historically underserved communities that struggle to attract private sector investment.
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The White House has named Johnny C. Taylor Jr., the former head of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), as Chairman of the President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs.
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Angel Peña jumped in the race for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District in December but, despite having received enough signatures to officially run for the office, his short-lived attempt has hit a roadblock.
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Helen Foster, a senior career official at HUD, alleges that she was demoted and replaced with a Donald Trump appointee after refusing to break the law by funding an expensive redecoration of Secretary Dr. Ben Carson’s office.
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Congressman Joaquín Castro (D-TX) sent a letter this week to the Department of Homeland Security, calling for an investigation into the treatment of sexual abuse allegations at Texas detention centers
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced that she is introducing legislation to ban the possession, use, and sale of bump stocks in the District. If approved by the Council, the legislation would then be sent to Congress. Bowser and others want to add bump stocks to a list of banned accessories and force an on-the-record discussion on the issue on Capitol Hill.
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The Dallas Mavericks named Cynthia Marshall interim CEO in the wake of a scathing article exposing the basketball organization’s culture of sexual harassment against women.
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Donald Trump is set to make an announcement today at 4P about additional leadership in the White House Initiative on HBCUs.
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Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) is demanding answers regarding "a number of troubling comments that raise questions about his approach to and treatment of employees based on their political leanings, sexual orientation, and national origin" made by Millennium Challenge Corporation's Vice President of Compact Operations, Robert Blau.
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Eric Holder’s National Redistricting Foundation -- whose parent is the National Democratic Redistricting Committee -- sued WI Governor Scott Walker (R) yesterday in a state court on behalf of voters in two vacant districts.
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ BOLD PAC and the House Majority PAC announced that they would be running a digital ad campaign calling out Republican members of Congress who they say offered “nothing but false hope and empty promises to DREAMers who face the risk of deportation.” One of their main targets? Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), who they specifically called out in a statement for using his leadership PAC to fund hardline immigration opponents.
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