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Congressional Black Caucus
politics
Aug. 5, 2021
What Cori Bush Taught the Left
To move the Democrats, you have to humiliate them.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
power
July 26, 2021
What the Congressional Black Caucus Lost When It Won Power
The CBC’s campaign to stop Nina Turner from entering Congress reveals a lot about its priorities.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
voting rights
Apr. 22, 2021
The John Lewis Voting Rights Act Picks Up Steam
With a broader bill stalled, the Congressional Black Caucus pushes Democrats to restore the original Voting Rights Act.
By
Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
July 20, 2020
Eliot Engel Regarded Himself As a Congressman-for-Life
Engel’s resentment of colleagues who endorsed his primary challenger for his ultrasafe seat betrays a sense of aristocratic entitlement.
By
Ed Kilgore
police reform
June 17, 2020
Competing Police-Reform Bills Quickly Emerge in Congress
The biggest potential deal-breaker is the Democrats’ call for stripping police officers of “qualified immunity” against lawsuits.
By
Ed Kilgore
police reform
June 16, 2020
Trump Signs Police Reform Executive Order, But Calls for More ‘Law and Order’
The president’s rambling remarks about his modest police reform executive order left the impression that his heart wasn’t quite in it.
By
Ed Kilgore
george floyd protests
June 8, 2020
Congressional Democrats Unveil Police Reform Bill
The bill doesn’t try to “defund the police,” but Democrats do offer modest steps toward preventing police misconduct.
By
Ed Kilgore
Nov. 28, 2017
Report: Congressional Black Caucus Members Calling on Conyers to Resign
Two lawmakers have publicly called for his resignation.
By
Benjamin Hart
June 21, 2017
Congressional Black Caucus Declines Invite to a Trump Photo Op
The president won’t get the meeting he asked for, chairman Cedric Richmond wrote in a letter.
By
Adam K. Raymond
tea time
Nov. 9, 2010
Diversity Coming to the Congressional Black Caucus
Two black Republicans are welcome to join, the chairwoman says.
By
Dan Amira