R.I.P. U.S. Congressman and Chair of House Oversight and Reform Committee...
Rep. Elijah Cummings, a key Trump opponent, dies at 68 — Read on www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-10-17/us-representative-elijah-cummings-dies
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Obama and Congress Reach Fiscal Cliff Deal
(Via CBS News) – As revelers in Times Square and cities and towns across the country wait for the ball to drop to ring in the new year, politicians in Washington have announced that a ball is not...
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William "Mo" Cowan Appointed to Fill John Kerry's US Senate Seat
William ‘Mo’ Cowan, speaks to the media after begin named interim U.S. Senator January 30, 2013 at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Cowan, a senior advisor to Governor Deval Patrick, will fill...
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Hiram Rhoades Revels Sworn in as 1st Black Senator 143 Years Ago Today
The First Colored Senator and Representatives, in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the US. Top standing left to right: Robert C. De Large, M.C. of S. Carolina; and Jefferson H. Long, M.C. of Georgia....
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Ten Black Students Awarded Truman Scholarships in 2013
(L to R) Top row: Kemi A. Oyewole, Uzoma Kenneth Orchingwa, Deon Tramaine Jones, Gabrielle Chelsea Newell, and Jessica Laurel Anderson. Second row: Evan Daniel Shepherd, Brandon Kyle Hersey, Akunna...
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Lower Student Loan Interest Rate Bill Clears the House
Just in time for the upcoming academic year, the House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to lower student loan interest rates by a vote of 392-31. The measure, now headed to President...
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Congressional Black Caucus Swears In Largest Group Of Black Lawmakers
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus Chairman participate in a ceremonial swearing-in, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. on Capitol Hill in Washington, as the 114th Congress began . (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria...
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End Racial Profiling Act 2015: Democratic US Lawmakers Re-Introduce Minority...
U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D- Mich., is pictured during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. On Wednesday, Conyers and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., re-introduced the End Racial Profiling Act in Congress....
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U.S. House Democrats Stage Sit-in Led by John Lewis on Floor of Congress Over...
Rep. John Lewis sits next to Rep. Gregory Meeks on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2016. (LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE) article by Lauren Victoria Burke via...
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PBS to Air Documentary on Iconic Civil Rights Leader John Lewis this February
Congressman John Lewis (photo via eurweb.com) article by Ny Magee via eurweb.com Georgia congressman John Lewis is finally getting what many believe to be the TV treatment he deserves. The civil rights...
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