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Author Archives: Lauren Victoria Burke

Lauren Victoria Burke has covered politics on Capitol Hill since 1998. She began her career in journalism assisting Cokie Roberts at ABC News. Prior to that, she was a staffer on Capitol Hill. She has also worked for USA Today.com, The Washington Post, The Hill, and Associated Press. She is the author of two books, Birth of a Statesman, a 280 page book of photography documenting President Obama’s 2008 campaign for the White House and Election Daze a book she co-authored with Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee.

She is the creator of Crewof42.com, a blog on the Congressional Black Caucus and owns WDCPIX.COM photo service. Ms. Burke has covered several political campaigns including Hillary Clinton’s 2000 run for Senate and President Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and the experience yielded two books, BIRTH OF A STATESMAN and PHOTO BOOK : 01.20.09 | INAUGURATION DAY, a LARGE 13 x 11 coffee table book of images created on the most historic day in American history, January 20, 2009, the inaugural of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. You can follow her on twitter @crewof42

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Hundreds of Montgomery County students march to Capitol Hill for stricter gun control laws. (Courtesy of WTOP.com)
Posted inCommunity

MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN THE NEWS: Students Protest in Wake of Florida Massacre

by Lauren Victoria BurkeFebruary 28, 2018October 31, 2020

​In support of stricter gun control, hundreds of students from several Montgomery County high schools walked out of class and marched toward the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 21.

The development plan for Whole Foods' first store in Prince George's County (Courtesy of citi-data.com)
Posted inLocal Business, Prince George's County

Prince George’s County to Open First Whole Foods

by Lauren Victoria BurkeMarch 29, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inInternational, WINAfrica

AFRICA NOW: CIA Blocks Trump’s Africa NSC Director

by Lauren Victoria BurkeFebruary 22, 2017October 30, 2020
President Donald Trump meets with automobile leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Jan. 24, 2017. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLauren Victoria Burke, Opinion

BURKE: It’s Time for the Democratic Party to Wake Up

by Lauren Victoria BurkeFebruary 1, 2017October 30, 2020
More than 75 percent of the members of the Congressional Black Caucus have Black Chiefs of Staff. This photo was taken during a recent CBC press conference outside of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)
Posted inColumnists, Lauren Victoria Burke, Op-Ed, Opinion, Politics

CBC Places Blacks in Power on Capitol Hill

by Lauren Victoria BurkeJanuary 3, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inColumnists, Lauren Victoria Burke, National, Op-Ed, Opinion

Fox News Host, St. Louis Police Group Blast Teen’s Artwork in U.S. Capitol

by Lauren Victoria BurkeJanuary 2, 2017October 30, 2020
Kanye West
Posted inBlack Experience, Columnists, Entertainment, Lauren Victoria Burke, National, News, Op-Ed, Opinion, Politics

Trump Meets with Black Celebrities

by Lauren Victoria BurkeDecember 22, 2016October 30, 2020
Ben Carson (Courtesy photo)
Posted inColumnists, Lauren Victoria Burke, Op-Ed, Opinion

Trump Fills Cabinet Quota with Token HUD Black

by Lauren Victoria BurkeDecember 13, 2016October 30, 2020
Hillary Clinton (Courtesy photo)
Posted inColumnists, Lauren Victoria Burke, Op-Ed, Opinion

Clinton Gets 2 Million More Votes Than Trump, Everyone Pretends Not to Notice

by Lauren Victoria BurkeDecember 9, 2016October 30, 2020
Smiling african american woman with an "I voted" sticker on her thumb. /Photo: iStock
Posted inColumnists, Lauren Victoria Burke, Op-Ed, Opinion

Democrats Should Utilize Their Strongest Voting Bloc: Black Women

by Lauren Victoria BurkeDecember 1, 2016October 30, 2020

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