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by Breana Edwards, TheRoot.comReps. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Barbara Lee and Karen Bass (both D-Calif.), joined their voices to protests demanding that the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls be returned safely.The four women, all members of the Congressional Black Caucus, were joined by Rep. Janice Hahn (D-Calif.) as they held a press conference outside the… Read more »

Paul Ryan meets with the Congressional Black Caucus to make amendsBy Rebecca Kaplan CBS NewsMay 1, 2014, 11:59 AMA meeting between Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Wednesday has helped reduce tensions but seems to have done little to reconcile different views on how to best fight poverty.The House Budget Committee chairman was invited to attend one of the… Read more »

by Charles Ellison, The Root.comHouse Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) federal budget proposal, crowded with unrealistic cuts on critical social programs, is like a scene in a bad The Lord of the Rings sequel. Long, overblown and waiting for a third act—and as unbearably outdated in its outlook on poverty as Gandalf appears in his gray beard. Yet,… Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Asks Army To Overturn Its Restrictions On Natural HairTracy ClaytonBuzzFeed Staffposted on April 23, 2014, at 5:39 p.m.Nearly one-third of the women serving in the military on active duty are black. Recently, the Army updated its regulations on permitted hairstyles.The order, referenced as Army Regulation 670-1, bans twists, dreadlocks, afros, (defined as a… Read more »

BY FRANK THORP VNBC NewsAfter being criticized as racially insensitive for his comments on unemployment in "inner cities," House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., will meet with the Congressional Black Caucus next week to discuss the issue of poverty, an aide for the CBC says."Congressman Ryan is a nice guy, and as such you know he has tried to frame the comments… Read more »

Black lawmakers appeal to Pentagon over hairstyle banApr. 10, 2014 Black female soldiers say new grooming reg is 'racially biased' It's official: Army's new appearance reg takes effect Black female lawmakers are urging Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to reconsider revised Army regulations that ban hairstyles frequently worn by minority women in the military.Sixteen female… Read more »

by theGrio | March 27, 2014 at 2:02 PM With the deadline for Americans to register for Obamacarefast approaching, members of theCongressional Black Caucus are using social media to get the message out.Although over 5 million citizens have signed up for affordable health care through the government, the numbers are still a long way off from the Obama… Read more »

By: John Bresnahan March 2, 2014 When Democratic Rep. John Conyers — only the second African-American elected to Congress from Michigan — came to Capitol Hill in 1965, he had loads of free time on his hands. Conyers was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee, the first black lawmaker in the panel’s history. But there wasn’t much for Conyers to do as a… Read more »

Poultry industry, workers take fight to Capitol Hill over proposal to speed processing linesBy Kimberly KindyPosted February 27, 2014 Poultry workers, chicken industry lobbyists and food-safety advocates have been converging on Capitol Hill in recent weeks with dueling efforts to either boost or kill a proposal to overhaul the way the $60 billion-a-year poultry industry operates… Read more »

On Thursday, February 6 at 1pm, Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and faith leaders from around the country will gather on the Capitol Hill East Lawn for the first nationalCBC Day of Prayer to End Poverty and Income Inequality. CBC Members will also host similar events in their districts with members of their local communities.WHO: Members of the Congressional Black… Read more »