By the time Fifteenth Amendment was sent to States for in early 1869, Congress had already passed legislation enfranchising black in District of Columbia, the federal territories, and Reconstructed South. ..…

Conyers was member of Congressional Black Caucus, African-American of Congress and the third-longest serving member of Congress overall. ... While Conyers made name for in the civil rights movement and proponent for Black people in particular, sullied his otherwise stellar..…

Canadian Peace Congress . Greater Boston Chapter of Green Rainbow Party . ... Philadelphia Area Black Radical Congress . DSA Brooklyn for Peace . Baltimore Nonviolence Center . ..…

After Civil War, -sponsored and state-condoned violence against freed Black citizens, Congress passed law allowing those. ..…

He was among the founding members of the Black Radical Congress in 1998. . ..…

“And, as such, I believe that there should be a zero-tolerance policy in regards to our Black representatives in Congress,” Copeland-Tyronce said. . “We, as a people, cannot allow our Black leaders to be attacked for their advocacy. ..…

Meanwhile, the president’s economic policies have done more to materially benefit ordinary “people of color” than have the Black Congressional Congress and the NAACP put together. . ..…

Fifty years after Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to Congress, black women are still marking firsts. New England is sending its first black women to Congress, Ayanna Pressley from Massachusetts and Jahana Hayes from Connecticut. ..…

This year’s report takes a deep look at this dichotomy and shares a multifaceted analysis of just where Black women are now, where we’ve been and where we’re going.” . The document highlighted the sweeping victories in Congress that Black women achieved particularly during..…

National Political Congress of Black Women and National Coalition of 100 Black Women were among the few black women's organizations. ..…

DeLores Tucker and took the helm of the National Congress of Black Women from in the early 2000s, said her legacy also includes getting more African Americans and women of color elected to office... ..…

President/CEO of the National Congress of Black Women . Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. has made her biggest mark as an activist for peace and human rights, having traveled and worked on issues around the world. ... She is currently the National Chair of the National Congress of..…

Dear Congressional Black Caucus Chair, Congresswoman Karen Bass, Congratulations on your election which is dubbed the conscience of United States Congress. ... Specifically, we asking that you accept the request of membership of all Blacks Congress, including Congressman Adriano..…

Huiswoud recalled Second Congress decision that recognized the importance of the colonial question and the statutes it adopted, yellow, and Black skin — the toilers of the whole earth. 24. ..…

., took office, making it the time more than one black senator has served. ... Biographical Directory of United States Congress, on which this analysis is based, does not count Espaillat among the black members of Congress ) Only one of these 52 representatives Will Hurd..…

Voters elected five new black women to House of Representatives in the midterm elections, contributing to Congress in its history. Fueled by their turnout across the country, black women, increased their share Congress from 4 to 5 percent and helped Democrats regain..…

Amid national debate over the colorization of black-and-white films, Congress passed National Film Preservation Act in 1988, recognizing motion pictures as a American art form deserving of protection... ..…

With slogan, Unbought and Unbossed, then New York State Delegate Chisholm held back two other black challengers, winning Democratic primary to go on and win General election, thereby becoming African American woman Congress.. ... The lawmaker retired from Congress as the third..…

Ayanna Pressley: Massachusetts’ first Black woman in Congress  . Ayanna Pressley Pressley defeated 10-term incumbent Michael Capuano in the September Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District in Massachusetts. ... Hayes, who was named National Teacher of the Year in 2016,..…

Also in House, Democrats Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan will be Muslim women to serve Congress. Democrat Mike Espy, 's first black senator since Reconstruction.. And the state will elect either Republican Martha McSally or Democrat Kyrsten Sinema as the state's..…

Midterms Recap: The New Black Congress Members Joining the Battle Against Trump - Black Enterprise . . . ... Midterms Recap: The New Black Congress Members Joining the Battle Against Trump . . by  Derek T. ..…

First black woman from New England Congress Democrats Jahana Hayes of Connecticut and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts will share the precedent as the first black women elected to U.S. First Hispanic woman to Congress from Texas There are two Texas whose victories will..…

First black woman from New England Congress Democrats Jahana Hayes of Connecticut and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts will share the precedent as the first black women elected to U.S. First Hispanic woman to Congress from Texas There are two Texas whose victories will..…

Democrats Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids will become Native- American women to serve Congress — Davids also becoming the first openly LGBT from her traditionally red state Congress. And, elected Ayanna Pressley is now Massachusetts first black woman elected to Congress... ..…

On Tuesday, Ayanna Pressley became the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated House Democrat New York, and Jennifer Wexton upset GOP Virginia. On Tuesday, Ayanna Pressley became the first black woman elected to Congress..…

Meanwhile, Massachusetts' Ayanna Pressley became the commonwealth's first black woman in Congress, and Connecticut's Jahana Hayes earned the same distinction from her state. . . ... Shirley Chisholm, who was the first black woman elected to Congress – 50 years and one..…

The midterm elections are just couple of days away, and Black candidates are big part of the blue wave that Democrats hope will push Republicans out of Congress and state governments.. ..…

Arapaho delegates were part of large group of Native representatives who signed the treaty on May 25, 1868 In 1874, gold was discovered in Black Hills. In 1980, in United States v Sioux Nation of Indians, Supreme Court ruled that Congress had acted bad faith. ..…

In North, in this year, there was wild talk of using troops to dissolve Congress and arrest its leaders and in South thousands on thousands of Black people thronged the dusty roads, shouting defiance and demanding division of the loaves and fishes. ..…

In North Carolina, Blacks are 22 percent and Latinos 9 percent, 13 members of Congress are Black, while 11 are white men, and 10 are white Republican men. The population of Mississippi is 57 percent white and 38 percent Black, and its delegation of two senators and four members..…

Rehnquist wrote letter to three black members of Congress, defending and his fellow justices against charges they have discriminated against blacks and Hispanics in their hiring of law clerks.. ..…

The Black Caucus in Congress has made serious errors. They were apologists for Rep. ..…

They saw Hayes as talent, fresh face and groundbreaker as the first black Democrat nominated for Congress Connecticut.. ..…

After his departure, no African-American served in Congress for 28 years, and he was the last black elected to Congress from the South until 1972.  ..…

Much of the blame for this situation can be directed at ghetto pimp politicians such as Jesse Jackson, Reverend Al Sharpton, career-minded community organizers like Barack Obama, or National Association for Advancement of Colored People and Congressional Black Congress. ..…

The meeting is seen as a first step toward settling disagreements over when to hold the vote and resume talks on giving political power to the black majority. The African National Congress has rejected a government proposal to have elections in early 1994. ..…

The two groups agreed that delegates to the conference should discuss principles of constitution, the election of assembly to draft the constitution, government and schedule for transfer to black rule.. Pan-Africanist Congress had said that it would not talk to the government before..…

The government also can talk to African National Congress, outlawed black opposition group.. ..…