Bennie Thompson
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CBCF Celebrates Committee Chairs, Commemorates Anniversary
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation recently hosted the 10th annual Avoice Heritage Celebration at the Eaton Hotel in D.C.
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Government Shutdown Hitting Blacks, People of Color the Hardest: CBC
The partial government shutdown reached a record 22nd day Saturday, and with hundreds of thousands of federal workers caught in…
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CBC Ready to Lead as Dems Take Control of House
Nine African-Americans were elected to Congress during this year's historic midterms, increasing the ranks of the Congressional Black Caucus to…
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Power of the Gavel: Five Black Caucus Members Set to Chair Committees in Congress
Along with what could be nine new members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the CBC will also likely feature five…
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MUHAMMAD: Alabama, Mississippi … Damn!
Roy Moore and 45 grew up about the same time, thousands of miles apart from each other, but both grew…
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MALVEAUX: I Won’t Be Silenced By the Solar Industry
Be assured, I take this threat seriously. I believe I did nothing wrong, but I do not have millions of…
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MALVEAUX: Trump Needs to Shut Down Shady Solar Panel Salespeople
At least for now, I have to make the best of a bad situation. Which means progressives like me will…
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In Private Letter, Red Cross Tried To End Government Inquiry
(NPR) – The American Red Cross, which has often boasted of its transparency, attempted last year to halt a congressional…
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Republicans Yield as Confederate Flag Issue Roils Congress
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — The anguished national debate over the future of the Confederate flag exploded on the House…
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Mississippi’s Black Congressman Hopes Confederate Flags Become ‘Artifact of History’
WASHINGTON (McClatchy) — Rep. Bennie Thompson, the only Democrat and African-American in Mississippi’s six-member congressional delegation, has waited decades for…
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