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Reps. Bennie G. Thompson, chair of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, leads a June 9 hearing at the U.S. Capitol to present previously unseen material and testimony documenting the 2021 attack on the Capitol. (Cheriss May/The Washington Informer)

MARSHALL: Bennie Thompson and the Legacy of ‘All Men are Created Equal’

by David W. Marshall August 3, 2022August 4, 2022

He generally keeps a low profile and is not one who seeks the spotlight, but his 50 years of public service have prepared him for this moment.

Reps. Bennie G. Thompson, chair of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, leads a June 9 hearing at the U.S. Capitol to present previously unseen material and testimony documenting the 2021 attack on the Capitol. (Cheriss May/The Washington Informer)

Jan. 6 Committee Has Exposed Donald Trump – Will Democrats Benefit?

by Stacy M. Brown June 22, 2022June 23, 2022

Democrats are hoping that the Jan. 6 public hearings will motivate voters to go to the polls for the midterm election. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Dems Hope Revelations Shared Before Jan. 6 Committee Will Spur Greater Midterm Participation

by Stacy M. Brown June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Reps. Bennie G. Thompson (center), chair of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, and Liz Cheney (fourth from right), vice chair of the committee, lead a June 9 hearing at the U.S. Capitol to present previously unseen material and testimony documenting the 2021 attack on the Capitol. (Cheriss May/The Washington Informer)

House Committee’s Prime-Time Hearing Details Trump’s Role in Deadly Jan. 6 Insurrection

by Stacy M. Brown June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: Leaders Should Be Held Accountable for their Actions — Even Former Presidents

by WI Guest Author November 10, 2021December 21, 2021

NAACP Files Federal Lawsuit Against Trump, Giuliani of Inciting Capitol Riot

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor February 17, 2021December 21, 2021

Courtesy of CBCF via Twitter

Black Experience, Politics

CBCF Celebrates Committee Chairs, Commemorates Anniversary

by WI Guest Author March 25, 2019October 31, 2020

A security guard stands on the observation deck of the Old Post Office Tower in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11, 2019. While thousands of National Park Service employees are on furlough and parks and sites are closed across the country due to the partial federal government shutdown, the General Services Administration — which leases the building and tower to the Trump International Hotel — was able to find money to pay park rangers to stay on the job. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

National, Stacy M. Brown

Government Shutdown Hitting Blacks, People of Color the Hardest: CBC

by Stacy M. Brown January 16, 2019October 31, 2020

Ayanna S. Pressley

Politics, Stacy M. Brown

CBC Ready to Lead as Dems Take Control of House

by Stacy M. Brown November 28, 2018October 31, 2020

Maxine Waters

Black Experience, Politics

Power of the Gavel: Five Black Caucus Members Set to Chair Committees in Congress

by WI Guest Author November 8, 2018October 31, 2020