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The Black Caucus
@TheBlackCaucus
The conscience of the Congress since 1971✊🏿. Advocating for issues important to Black Americans. #CBC50 #OurPowerOurMessage
Jul 27, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Why is the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys so important?

1. Black males experience high suspension rates in school, disproportionate levels of arrest and imprisonment, and chronic unemployment. #BlackMenAndBoysAct 2. Black and white boys who grow up in the same community and attend the same school experience very different outcomes as adults. The Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys will help us understand why. #BlackMenAndBoysAct
Jun 8, 2020 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
The Justice in Policing Act establishes a Bold transformative vision of Policing in America. Never again should the world be subjected to witnessing what we saw on the streets in Minnesota. The slow murder of an individual by a uniformed police officer. The world is witnessing the birth of a new movement in our country. This movement has now spread to many nations around the world, with thousands marching to register their horror at hearing the cry “I can’t breathe.”
May 25, 2020 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
As we commemorate our fallen soldiers this Memorial Day, let us not forget the history that led to this day. What we now celebrate as Memorial Day, can be traced back to May 1, 1865 in Charleston, SC when newly freed Blacks and troops came together to provide a befitting funeral and honor the 257 Union soldiers that died as a result of the poor conditions in the Confederate Prison camps during the war.
Oct 17, 2019 • 19 tweets • 10 min read
We –
the nation,
the City of Baltimore,
the State of Maryland,
and the United States Congress - have all suffered a tremendous loss. As a lifelong advocate for justice, equality, and the truth, Elijah Cummings was the true definition of a leader & his commitment to civility & humanity were invaluable in times such as these.

To many, he was a friend & mentor, but to the members of the CBC, Elijah was family.
Sep 10, 2019 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
In 1619 a Dutch slave ship arrived in Jamestown with 20 Africans purchased as indentured workers. These were the first Africans in the English North American colonies. #400YearsLater Join us as we commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the First Recorded Forced Arrival of Enslaved African People. #400YearsLater

Aug 4, 2019 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
The #ElPasoShooting is another tragic example of domestic terrorism being fueled by white nationalist, who unfortunately are given cover by the words and deeds of this President. .@realDonaldTrump has directly attacked African Americans and Latinos from the first moment he launched his campaign.
Jun 6, 2019 • 8 tweets • 7 min read
Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the storming of the beaches at #Normandy. It is our duty & privilege to honor the lives sacrificed on that day.

There’s also a myth that no Black men participated on #DDay and that is not true.

A thread⬇️ #DDay75 Meet 90-year old Joann Woodson. She's on a mission to share the truth about the participation of Black men on #DDay.

Her late husband, Waverly Woodson, was one of the few Black soldiers known to have served on Omaha Beach. #DDay75