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July 9, 2024

House Democrats Put a Brave Face on Their Biden Gap

Lawmakers aired their grievances privately in a meeting on Tuesday, even as most publicly maintain their support for Biden.

April 29, 2022

Don’t Let the Tobacco Industry Use George Floyd to Kill a Ban on Menthol Cigarettes

Most members of the Congressional Black Caucus agree that the ban is a great move. So why is Al Sharpton taking the side of R.J. Reynolds?

May 24, 2021

Blair McClendon

Black Politics After George Floyd

The last decade’s cycle of uprisings and protests has demonstrated more than a confrontation with white supremacy; it has been the most explosive articulation of a crisis in Black politics.

September 22, 2017

The Democrats Are Taking Black Women for Granted

A new poll shows the party's base is losing patience. Women at the Congressional Black Caucus' annual conference explain why.

March 2, 2016

Has the Congressional Black Caucus Lost Its Conscience?

The activist group Color for Change charges that the CBC PAC serves corporations, not African Americans.

February 11, 2016

Clinton supporters are going after Bernie Sanders’s role in the civil rights movement.

May 28, 2014

Zach Carter, Ryan Grim

The Congressional Black Caucus Is at War With Itself Over Wall Street

Has "the conscience of Congress" sold out to big banks?

October 14, 2013

Linda Kinstler, Kevin Mahnken

Why Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s New Miniseries About Civil Rights Matters More Than Ever

July 19, 2004

Crashing the Party