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Black Experience, Politics, Stacy M. Brown

From Town Halls to Tributes, Black Press Trumpets Caucus-Led Initiatives

by Stacy M. BrownSeptember 18, 2019December 21, 2021

Generations combined for a town hall on the state of Black men and boys. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, D Kevin McNeir

Challenges Confounding Black Men, Boys Confronted at National Town Hall

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior EditorSeptember 18, 2019December 21, 2021

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (fifth from left) hosted a post-film discussion after a screening of “Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools" at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference in D.C. on Sept. 12. (Courtesy of Patricia McDougall)

Hamil R. Harris, Lifestyle

‘Pushout’ Film Details Systematic Struggles of Young Black Women

by Hamil R. HarrisSeptember 18, 2019December 21, 2021

The Rev. Janelle Johnson (left) moderates a discussion on domestic violence at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest on Sept. 13. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County, William J. Ford

ALC Panel Targets Domestic Violence

by William J. FordSeptember 18, 2019December 21, 2021

Rep. Bennie Thompson (left), Mississippi Democrat, speaks about Black male voting during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference in northwest D.C. on Sept. 13. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience

ALC Panel Stresses Importance of Black Male Voter Turnout

by William J. FordSeptember 13, 2019December 21, 2021

Actor Jeffrey Wright narrates "Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook," a documentary that examines right-wing attempts to undermine the right to vote. (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Lifestyle

Film Gives Unflinching Look at Voter Suppression in U.S.

by James Wright Jr.September 13, 2019December 21, 2021

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) speaks at the State of Housing in Black America issue forum while panelists Maurice Jourdain-Earl, Nikitra Bailey and Mark Alston look on. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience

Music and Sports Stars Dominate ALC Housing Forum

by James Wright Jr.September 13, 2019December 21, 2021

Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D), National Urban League President Marc Morial, NAACP President/CEO Derrick Johnson, American Medical Association President Patrice Harris, NNPA Columnist Dr. Julianne Malveaux and Dr. Jonetta Cole, president of the National Council of Negro Women, participate in the Congressional Black Caucus National Town Hall on Sept. 12. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience

Black Leaders Say to Remember Past, but Focus on Future

by James Wright Jr.September 12, 2019December 21, 2021

Shanita Penny (left) talks about the need to improve federal policies in the cannabis industry during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference in northwest D.C. on Sept. 12. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

National, William J. Ford

Federal Oversight Needed to Improve Cannabis Industry, Advocates Say

by William J. FordSeptember 12, 2019December 21, 2021

**FILE** The ceremonial swearing-in for returning and newly-elected Congressional Black Caucus members of the 116th Congress was held Jan. 23. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, D Kevin McNeir, Politics

Whether Veterans or Novices, Black Politicians Endure and Overcome

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior EditorSeptember 11, 2019December 21, 2021