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December 7, 2022

House Democrats have delayed action on a sweeping defense policy bill following an eleventh-hour push from Black lawmakers for an accompanying vote to protect voting rights.


December 1, 2022

On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Ala. for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. A critical moment in the fight for civil rights, Parks went down in history books as a revolutionary. 

Now, 67 years after her arrest, members of the Congressional Black Caucus are paying tribute to the woman who helped spark the Civil Rights


November 9, 2022

As they have every two years since 2012, voters in Columbus’ 3rd congressional district have once again sent U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty to Capitol Hill.


October 1, 2022

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Good evening. Good evening, everyone. Good evening. Good evening, good evening.

Isn’t it wonderful to be back? Three years and we’re back in person, CBC.

I want to thank our illustrious Chairwoman Joyce Beatty for your years of service to the Congressional Black Caucus and to our nation.


September 9, 2022

The plane known far and wide, recognizable around the world, Air Force One, jetted out of Washington D.C. Friday morning and brought President Joe Biden to Columbus where he attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Intel’s new leading-edge chip factories that will be built on the westernedge of Licking County.


July 7, 2022

The failure of Congress to pass legislation like the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the George Floyd Justice in Police Act have already frustrated African Americans and further dampened hope for a sizeable Black voter turnout during the 2022 midterm elections.


July 6, 2022

The Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday called for more action on police reform following the death of Jayland Walker, a Black man who was shot and killed by police in Akron, Ohio.


June 25, 2022

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)  and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) slammed the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion across the country. 


June 24, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases.