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Washington — The head of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday endorsed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary in Michigan's 11th District over her colleague Rep. Andy Levin.
U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat, chairs the 59-member Black Caucus, which includes members of the House and Senate. Beatty described Stevens in a Wednesday statement as "deeply committed to diversity and inclusion."
This week, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman, along with U.S. Representatives Joyce Beatty and Brad Wenstrup introduced legislation to begin the process of incorporating the John P. Parker House, an important stop on the Underground Railroad, into the National Park System.
The Parker House is located in Ripley, Ohio.
Rep. G.K. Butterfield joined a half dozen U.S. House colleagues who left the country on Sunday in a congressional designation to four African countries.
The seven members of Congress are scheduled to visit Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire and Tanzania, Butterfield's congressional office announced in a news release.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Central Ohio residents may get an answer to their mail complaints soon.
Rep. Joyce Beatty announced Saturday that her office has been working with postal officials and local election officials after seeing an uptick in mail complaints.
COLUMBUS, OH – Today, following months of infrequent and delayed mail delivery across Central Ohio, Congressional Black Caucus Chair and U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) announced the United States Postal Service (USPS) will conduct a series of audits to assess mail delivery and customer service complaints.
(NNPA) – Washington, D.C. — Today, in recognition of Black History Month and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and the CBC released a new analysis of the impact of economic trends and barriers on Black Americans.
State and national data spanning the last 50 years highlight significant areas of economic progress among Black Americans.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — 10TV partnered with the American Heart Association on Thursday to spread awareness about the very real threat of heart disease in women.
According to the AHA, heart disease and stroke claim the life of a woman roughly every 80 seconds. In fact, women's deaths from cardiovascular diseases total more than all cancer deaths combined each year.
Washington Post opinions writer Jonathan Capehart speaks with Rep. Joyce Beatty, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Janai S. Nelson, associate director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, about the women who inspired them and the continued structural barriers Black women face.
A Republican-backed bill proposed after protests over the killing of George Floyd in 2020 brought some violence and damage near the Statehouse has passed the Ohio House on a party-line vote. Democrats say it's unneeded, and its broad and vague language will have a chilling effect on free speech.