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April 29, 2022
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Timothy Noah
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
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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
Graham Vyse
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
David Dayen
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
Meaghan Murphy
Clinton supporters are going after Bernie Sanders’s role in the civil rights movement.
May 28, 2014
Zach Carter
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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
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Kevin Mahnken
Why Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s New Miniseries About Civil Rights Matters More Than Ever
July 19, 2004
Jason Zengerle
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