Since its establishment in 1971, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has been committed to using the full Constitutional power, statutory authority, and financial resources of the federal government to ensure that African Americans and other marginalized communities in the United States have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream.
On Thursday, December 3rd at 10:00 a.m. EST in room 234 of the Cannon House Office Building, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), who serve as co-chairs of the CBC Diversity Task Force and CBC TECH 2020, will bring together top technology professional organizations to announce new efforts to increase African… Read more »
Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), co-chairs of the CBC’s Diversity Task Force, commended Apple’s appointment of James A. Bell to its Board of Directors. Bell is the fifth African American appointed to a Fortune 500 tech company board since the CBC launched its CBC TECH 2020 initiative. This latest… Read more »
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus traveled to Silicon Valley this week to deliver a message: Technology companies need to hire more black Americans.
Caucus members met with some of the industry’s biggest employers — Apple, Google, Intel, SAP and Pandora — to seek an accounting of how these companies plan to achieve their stated goal of a more diverse workforce.
“All of them are… Read more »
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), all members of the CBC Diversity Task Force, will travel to Silicon Valley, August 2-4, 2015, to meet with executives at the country’s foremost technology companies and organizations as part of the CBC TECH 2020 initiative. Launched in May, CBC TECH 2020… Read more »
Tomorrow, Thursday, July 9th at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), will testify on the importance of the CBC TECH 2020 initiative during the “Make It In America: What’s Next?” hearing hosted by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer.
The hearing will focus on the next steps in American innovation. Chairman… Read more »
Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), led the CBC in the launch of its CBC Tech 2020 Diversity Initiative. His statement, as prepared for delivery, follows:
CBC TECH 2020 Launch
Friends, we are here to unite around a common vision for the future.
For more than 44 years, the Congressional Black Caucus has been on the… Read more »
Today, May 19th at 4:00 p.m. EDT, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will launch CBC TECH 2020, a new initiative aimed at increasing African American representation and inclusion in the tech industry. CBC members will encourage industry leaders to use the same entrepreneurial spirit they use when creating new technologies to become innovators in diversifying tech. Ben… Read more »
On Tuesday, May 19 at 4:00 p.m. EDT, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will launch CBC TECH 2020, a new initiative aimed at engaging the tech sector in increasing African American representation and inclusion in the industry. CBC members will encourage the industry to use the same entrepreneurial spirit they use when creating new technologies to become innovators in diversifying… Read more »
