Media
Latest News
The first day of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the United States Senate is finally here.
As the nation anticipates what could be a historical confirmation, women are rallying on Monday morning on Capitol Hill in support of Brown Jackson who, if confirmed, will become the first Black woman Supreme Court justice.
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:
A group of seven Black women posed for a photo near the Supreme Court last week while wearing identical shirts: bright teal with a photo of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the center.
As her friends looked on, Petee Talley explained why it was so important to be there that day, among hundreds of people — mostly other Black women — for an event supporting Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court.
U.S. Congressman Gregory Meeks of New York is back from Poland with an update on the refugee crisis at the border that particularly impacts Black and Brown people trying to leave the war-torn country of Ukraine.
Connecticut Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes sounded off to critics of legislation that would allow individuals freedom to express themselves by how they wear their hair.
"Natural hair should be worn without fear of discrimination," Rep. Hayes asserted moments after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the CROWN Act, banning hair-related discrimination.
Nearly eight months out from the midterms, some House Democrats are acting like they've already lost their majority.
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.
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congresswoman and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Joyce Beatty joined Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Representative Bobby Rush, and Representative Bennie Thompson, and others for the bill enrollment ceremony for the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act (H.R. 55), which designates lynching as a federal hate crime. In response to this historic passage, Congresswoman Beatty issued the following statement:
The Congressional Black Caucus is adamant about having the voice of Black Americans heard by the U.S. president, presenting its lengthy agenda to the Biden administration last week and pledging to meet with White House officials regularly to move the needle on their issues.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S.