Civil Rights
Beatty's Fighting for Civil Rights
I have worked my entire life to advance equal rights for all Americans and to create an America where each and every one of us has equal opportunity, regardless of how we look, who we love, or what we believe. Everyone should be able to live their lives free from discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender-identity, political affiliation, national origin, and disability status.
Highlights of Beatty Work on Civil Rights
- Elected Vice Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, which is committed to ensuring that African Americans and other marginalized communities have full access to the American Dream.
- Supports the Equality Act, to extend civil rights protections to LBGTQ individuals.
- Sponsor of an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.
Read more below, or please contact my office for more information concerning my work and views on Civil Rights.
More on Civil Rights
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2543, the Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion and Economic Justice Act, a package of thirteen bills focused on promoting racial and economic justice throughout the financial services sector.
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Monday called for Congress to take action in the wake of the fatal shooting of 10 people in Buffalo, N.Y., over the weekend, saying that “thoughts and prayers are not enough.”
“I am horrified to see another devastating act of hateful gun violence in America. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the thirteen innocent people who lost their lives due to this tragic hate crime,” Beatty said in a statement on Monday.
“Judge Jackson has a demonstrated record of excellence. I believe, based upon her work as a trial judge when I served on the Court of Appeals, that she will adjudicate based on the facts and the law and not as a partisan.”
-Former President Barack Obama
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH 3rd District) is lending her voice to the chorus of congressional leaders calling for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to step down from the bench.
The Congressional Black Caucus started this Congress with ambitious goals on voting rights and police reform. Following a few frustrating losses, some members are ready to embrace practicality over the grandiose.
In a recent CBC meeting, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries urged his fellow Democrats to talk about something actually on the cusp of getting done: fixing a drug sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenders. The bill, led by Jeffries and Rep. Maxine Waters, has support from enough Senate Republicans to send it to President Joe Biden’s desk.
Washington, D.C. — Following today's vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement:
Washington, D.C. — Today, as the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson begin U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. — Today, an amendment offered by U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) to support refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine was added to a broader Ukrainian relief bill with wide bipartisan support. Now included in the Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act (H.R.