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Congressional Black Caucus
| Congressional Black Caucus | |
| 527 group | |
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| Leadership: | Yvette Clarke |
| Established | 1973 |
| Members | 62 |
| Website | Congressional Black Caucus |
The Congressional Black Caucus is a 527 political group of Black members of Congress, established in 1971.[1]
Background
The mission statement of the Congressional Black Caucus is as follows, per its website:[1]
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Since its establishment in 1971, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has been committed to using the full Constitutional power, statutory authority, and financial resources of the federal government to ensure that African Americans and other marginalized communities in the United States have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream.[2] |
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Founding members
The 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus were:[3]
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Mission
The caucus's website notes the following areas of focus:
- Reforming the criminal justice system and eliminating barriers to reentry
- Combatting voter suppression
- Expanding access to world-class education from pre-k through post-secondary level
- Expanding access to quality, affordable health care and eliminating racial health disparities
- Expanding access to 21st century technologies, including broadband
- Strengthening protections for workers and expanding access to full, fairly-compensated employment
- Expanding access to capital, contracts, and counseling for minority-owned businesses
- Promoting U.S. foreign policy initiatives in Africa and other countries that are consistent with the fundamental right of human dignity
For a comprehensive breakdown of the CBC's policy focus and associated task forces, please click here.
Leadership
119th Congress
Leadership for the 119th Congress:[4]
- Chair: Rep. Yvette Clarke
- 1st Vice Chair: Rep. Troy Carter
- 2nd Vice Chair: Rep. Lucy McBath
Members
119th Congress
118th Congress
117th Congress
116th Congress
115th Congress
114th Congress
113th Congress
External links
- Congressional Black Caucus website
- Facebook page
- Twitter feed
- YouTube channel
- CBC Institute
- CBC Foundation
- CBC PAC
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Congressional Black Caucus, “About the CBC" accessed March 20, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, "History," accessed May 19, 2020
- ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, “Leadership" accessed March 20, 2025
- ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, "Membership," accessed March 20, 2025
- ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, “Membership" accessed March 20, 2025
- ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, "Membership," accessed December 13, 2022
- ↑ CBC.House.gov, "Membership," accessed May 15, 2019
- ↑ CBC.House.gov, "Membership," accessed February 20, 2018
- ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, "Member Directory," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, "Member Directory," accessed December 20, 2013
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