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  name                 = Congressional Black Caucus |  
  name=Congressional Black Caucus |  
  type       = Bi-cameral |
  type=[[527 group]] |
  organization image   = CBC.jpg |
  organization image=Cbc letterhead.jpg |
  leadership           = Congresswoman [[Marcia Fudge]] (OH-11) |
  leadership=[[Yvette Clarke]] |
  established   = 1971 |
  established=1973 |
  members       = 43 |
  members=62 |
  website     = [http://cbc.fudge.house.gov/ Congressional Black Caucus] |
  website=[https://cbc.house.gov/ Congressional Black Caucus] |
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}}{{tnr}}The '''Congressional Black Caucus''' is a [[527 group|527 political group]] of Black members of [[United States House of Representatives|Congress]], established in 1971.<ref name=about>[https://cbc.house.gov/about/ ''Congressional Black Caucus'', “About the CBC" accessed March 20, 2025]</ref>
The '''Congressional Black Caucus''' was formed by 13 House Representatives in 1969 and recognized by President Richard Nixon when he met with the members in March 1971. In this meeting the founding members presented the president with a list of 60 recommendations for governmental action on domestic and foreign issues, the first official act in the caucus' mission to further the interests of African-Americans through the Legislative Branch.


Membership is exclusive to African-Americans. Though it is officially nonpartisan, the CBC is traditionally and unofficially associated with the Democratic Party.
==Background==
The mission statement of the Congressional Black Caucus is as follows, per its website:<ref name=about/>


==Mission==
{{Quote|
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.}}
===Founding members===
The 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus were:<ref>[https://cbc.house.gov/history/ ''Congressional Black Caucus'', "History," accessed May 19, 2020]</ref>
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*Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-N.Y.)
*Rep. William Lacy Clay, Sr. (D-Mo.)
*Rep. George W. Collins (D-Ill.)
*Rep. [[John Conyers, Jr.]] (D-Mich.)
*Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-Calif.)
*Rep. Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (D-Mich.)
*Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins (D-Calif.)
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*Rep. Ralph H. Metcalfe (D-Ill.)
*Rep. Parren J. Mitchell (D-Md.)
*Rep. Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. (D-Pa.)
*Rep. [[Charles Rangel]] (D-N.Y.)
*Rep. Louis Stokes (D-Ohio)
*Del. Walter E. Fauntroy (D-D.C.)
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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


The mission statement of the Congressional Black Caucus is as follows:
For a comprehensive breakdown of the CBC's policy focus and associated task forces, please [https://cbc.house.gov/issues/ click here].


<Blockquote> "Since its establishment in 1971, Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have joined together to empower America’s neglected citizens and to address their legislative concerns. For more than 40 years, the CBC has consistently been the voice for people of color and vulnerable communities in Congress and has been committed to utilizing the full Constitutional power, statutory authority, and financial resources of the Government of the United States of America to ensure that everyone in the United States has an opportunity to achieve their version of the American Dream."<ref name=home>[http://cbc.fudge.house.gov/ ''Congressional Black Caucus,'' "Home," accessed December 20, 2013]</ref></blockquote>
==Leadership==
===119th Congress===
Leadership for the 119th Congress:<ref name=members119>[https://cbc.house.gov/about/leadership.htm ''Congressional Black Caucus'', “Leadership" accessed March 20, 2025]</ref>
*'''Chair''': Rep. [[Yvette Clarke]]
*'''1st Vice Chair''': Rep. [[Troy Carter]]
*'''2nd Vice Chair''': Rep. [[Lucy McBath]]


==History==
==Members==
*'''1870''': Hiram Rhodes Revels (R-MS) and Joseph H. Rainey (R-SC) are the first African-Americans to serve in the House and Senate, respectively.
====119th Congress====
*'''1971''': After the election of 1970, the Congressional Black Caucus is formed with thirteen congressional members.
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*'''1996''': With the election of 1996 came the 100th African-American Congressperson, as well as an addition to record 41 African-American members seated in the 104th Congress.
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;" |Congressional Black Caucus<ref>[https://cbc.house.gov/membership/ ''Congressional Black Caucus,'' "Membership," accessed March 20, 2025]</ref>
*'''2006''': The Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act was passed, much through the efforts of the CBC.
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*'''2008''': Senator [[Barack Obama]] is elected President of the United States.
! style="background-color:#444; color:white;" | Member
! style="background-color:#444; color:white;" | Party
! style="background-color:#444; color:white;" | State
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|Del. [[Eleanor Holmes Norton]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia]]
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|Rep. [[Maxine Waters]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
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|Rep. [[Sanford Bishop]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[James Clyburn]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[South Carolina]]
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|Rep. [[Bobby Scott]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bennie Thompson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Mississippi]]
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|Rep. [[Danny Davis]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gregory Meeks]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
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|Rep. [[David Scott]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Emanuel Cleaver]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
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|Rep. [[Al Green]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
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|Rep. [[Gwen Moore]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Wisconsin]]
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|Rep. [[Yvette Clarke]] – CBC Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hank Johnson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[André Carson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Indiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Frederica Wilson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Terri Sewell]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Alabama]]
|-
|Rep. [[Joyce Beatty]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hakeem Jeffries]] – Democratic Leader ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marc Veasey]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Robin Kelly]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Sen. [[Cory Booker]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
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|Rep. [[Alma Adams]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
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|Del. [[Stacey Plaskett]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bonnie Watson Coleman]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
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|Rep. [[Dwight Evans]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Pennsylvania]]
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|Sen. [[Lisa Blunt Rochester]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Delaware]]
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|Rep. [[Steven Horsford]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Nevada]]
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|Rep. [[Jahana Hayes]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Connecticut]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lucy McBath]] – CBC 2nd Vice Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Joe Neguse]] – Assistant Democratic Leader ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Colorado]]
|-
|Rep. [[Ilhan Omar]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Minnesota]]
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|Rep. [[Ayanna Pressley]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Massachusetts]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lauren Underwood]] – DPCC Co-Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Kweisi Mfume]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
|-
|Rep. [[Nikema Williams]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Ritchie Torres]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marilyn Strickland]] – CBC Secretary ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Washington]]
|-
|Sen. [[Raphael Warnock]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Troy Carter]] – CBC 1st Vice Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Louisiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Shontel Brown]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jasmine Crockett]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Don Davis]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[Valerie Foushee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[Maxwell Alejandro Frost]] – DPCC Co-Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Glenn Ivey]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
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|Rep. [[Jonathan Jackson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sydney Kamlager-Dove]] – CBC Whip ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Summer Lee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Pennsylvania]]
|-
|Rep. [[Emilia Sykes]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jennifer McClellan]] – CBC Parliamentarian ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gabe Amo]] – CBC Member-at-Large ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Rhode Island]]
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|Rep. [[LaMonica McIver]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
|Sen. [[Angela Alsobrooks]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
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|Rep. [[Wesley Bell]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
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|Rep. [[Janelle Bynum]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Oregon]]
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|Rep. [[Herb Conaway]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
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|Rep. [[Cleo Fields]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Louisiana]]
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|Rep. [[Shomari Figures]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Alabama]]
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|Rep. [[Lateefah Simon]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
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|Rep. [[Sylvester Turner]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|}


==Issues==
====118th Congress====
===Ferguson grand jury decision===
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::''See also: [[Shooting in Ferguson, Missouri]]''
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;" |Congressional Black Caucus<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240303064937/https://cbc.house.gov/membership/ ''Congressional Black Caucus'', “Membership" accessed March 20, 2025]</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:#444; color:white;" | Member
! style="background-color:#444; color:white;" | Party
! style="background-color:#444; color:white;" | State
|-
|Del. [[Eleanor Holmes Norton]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Maxine Waters]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sanford Bishop]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[James Clyburn]] – Assistant Democratic Leader ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[South Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bobby Scott]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bennie Thompson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Mississippi]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sheila Jackson Lee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Danny Davis]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gregory Meeks]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Barbara Lee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[David Scott]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Emanuel Cleaver II]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
|-
|Rep. [[Al Green]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gwen Moore]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Wisconsin]]
|-
|Rep. [[Yvette Clarke]] – CBC 1st Vice Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hank Johnson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[André Carson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Indiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Terri Sewell]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Alabama]]
|-
|Rep. [[Frederica Wilson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Donald Payne Jr.]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
|Rep. [[Joyce Beatty]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hakeem Jeffries]] – Democratic Leader ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marc Veasey]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Robin Kelly]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Sen. [[Cory Booker]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
|Rep. [[Alma Adams]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Del. [[Stacey Plaskett]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bonnie Watson Coleman]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
|Rep. [[Dwight Evans]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Pennsylvania]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lisa Blunt Rochester]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Delaware]]
|-
|Rep. [[Steven Horsford]] – CBC Chairman ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Nevada]]
|-
|Rep. [[Colin Allred]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jahana Hayes]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Connecticut]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lucy McBath]] – CBC Secretary ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Joe Neguse]] – DPCC Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Colorado]]
|-
|Rep. [[Ilhan Omar]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Minnesota]]
|-
|Rep. [[Ayanna Pressley]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Massachusetts]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lauren Underwood]] – DPCC Co-Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Kweisi Mfume]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
|-
|Rep. [[Nikema Williams]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Cori Bush]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jamaal Bowman]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Ritchie Torres]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marilyn Strickland]] – CBC Whip ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Washington]]
|-
|Sen. [[Raphael Warnock]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Troy Carter]] – CBC 2nd Vice Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Louisiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Shontel Brown]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jasmine Crockett]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Don Davis]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[Valerie Foushee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[Maxwell Alejandro Frost]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Glenn Ivey]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jonathan Jackson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sydney Kamlager-Dove]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Summer Lee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Pennsylvania]]
|-
|Rep. [[Emilia Sykes]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jennifer McClellan]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|}


After the grand jury released the decision to not indict the officer who shot Michael Brown in a highly publicized shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, the CBC released a statement the same evening. "This decision seems to underscore an unwritten rule that Black lives hold no value; that you may kill Black men in this country without consequences or repercussions," chair [[Marcia Fudge]] wrote.  
====117th Congress====
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! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;" |CBC Members<ref>[https://cbc.house.gov/membership/ ''Congressional Black Caucus'', "Membership," accessed December 13, 2022]</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Member
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Party
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
|-
|Rep. [[Alma Adams]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[Colin Allred]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Karen Bass]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Joyce Beatty]] - Chair||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lisa Blunt Rochester]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Delaware]]
|-
|Rep. [[Cory Booker]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jamaal Bowman]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Anthony Brown]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
|-
|Rep. [[Shontel Brown]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Cori Bush]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
|-
|Rep. [[G.K. Butterfield]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[André Carson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Indiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Troy Carter]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Louisiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Yvette Clarke]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Emanuel Cleaver]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jim Clyburn]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[South Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[Danny K. Davis]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Antonio Delgado]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Val Demings]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Dwight Evans]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Pennsylvania]]
|-
|Rep. [[Al Green]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jahana Hayes]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Connecticut]]
|-
|Rep. [[Steven Horsford]] - First Vice Chair||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Nevada]]
|-
| Delegate [[Eleanor Holmes Norton]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sheila Jackson Lee]] - Parliamentarian||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hakeem Jeffries]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Eddie Bernice Johnson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hank Johnson]] - Whip||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Mondaire Jones]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Robin Kelly]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Brenda Lawrence (Michigan)|Brenda Lawrence]] - Second Vice Chair||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Michigan]]
|-
|Rep. [[Al Lawson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Barbara Lee (California)|Barbara Lee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lucy McBath]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Donald McEachin]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gregory Meeks]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Kweisi Mfume]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gwen Moore]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Wisconsin]]
|-
|Rep. [[Joe Neguse]] - Member-At-Large||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Colorado]]
|-
|Rep. [[Ilhan Omar]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Minnesota]]
|-
|Rep. [[Donald M. Payne]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
| Delegate [[Stacey Plaskett]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[United States Virgin Islands' At-Large Congressional District|U.S. Virgin Islands]]
|-
|Rep. [[Ayanna Pressley]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Massachusetts]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bobby Rush]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bobby Scott (Virginia)|Bobby Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|Rep. [[David Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Terri Sewell]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Alabama]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marilyn Strickland]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Washington]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bennie Thompson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Mississippi]]
|-
|Rep. [[Ritchie Torres]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lauren Underwood]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marc Veasey]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Sen. [[Raphael Warnock]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Maxine Waters]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bonnie Watson Coleman]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
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|Rep. [[Nikema Williams]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
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|Rep. [[Frederica Wilson]] - Secretary||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|}


The decision came during a time of civil unrest in the city due to the shooting.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/congressional-black-caucus-denounces-ferguson-grand-jury-113155.html ''Politico'', "Congressional Black Caucus denounces Ferguson grand jury," November 24, 2014]</ref>
====116th Congress====
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom:3px; margin-left:3px; style="background:none; width:600px;"
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;" |CBC Members<ref>[https://cbc.house.gov/membership/ ''CBC.House.gov,'' "Membership," accessed May 15, 2019]</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Member
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Party
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
|-
|Rep. [[Alma Adams]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[Colin Allred]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Karen Bass]] - Second Vice Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Joyce Beatty]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lisa Blunt Rochester]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Delaware]]
|-
|Rep. [[Cory Booker]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
|Rep. [[Anthony Brown]] - Parliamentarian||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
|-
|Rep. [[G.K. Butterfield]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[André Carson]] - First Vice Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Indiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Yvette Clarke]] - Member-At-Large ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[William Lacy Clay, Jr.]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
|-
|Rep. [[Emanuel Cleaver]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jim Clyburn]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[South Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[John Conyers, Jr.]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Michigan]]
|-
|Rep. [[Elijah Cummings]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
|-
|Rep. [[Danny K. Davis]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Antonio Delgado]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Val Demings]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Keith Ellison]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Minnesota]]
|-
|Rep. [[Dwight Evans]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Pennsylvania]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marcia Fudge]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Al Green]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Kamala Harris]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Alcee Hastings]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jahana Hayes]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Connecticut]]
|-
|Rep. [[Steven Horsford]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Nevada]]
|-
| Delegate [[Eleanor Holmes Norton]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sheila Jackson Lee]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hakeem Jeffries]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Eddie Bernice Johnson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hank Johnson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Robin Kelly]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Brenda Lawrence (Michigan)|Brenda Lawrence]] - Secretary||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Michigan]]
|-
|Rep. [[Al Lawson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Barbara Lee (California)|Barbara Lee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[John Lewis]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Mia Love]]||align="center"|{{reddot}}|| [[Utah]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lucy McBath]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Donald McEachin]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gregory Meeks]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gwen Moore]] - Whip||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Wisconsin]]
|-
|Rep. [[Joe Neguse]] - Whip||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Colorado]]
|-
|Rep. [[Ilhan Omar]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Minnesota]]
|-
|Rep. [[Donald M. Payne]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
| Delegate [[Stacey Plaskett]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[United States Virgin Islands' At-Large Congressional District|U.S. Virgin Islands]]
|-
|Rep. [[Ayanna Pressley]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Massachusetts]]
|-
|Rep. [[Cedric Richmond]] - Chair||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Louisiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bobby Rush]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bobby Scott (Virginia)|Bobby Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|Rep. [[David Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Terri Sewell]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Alabama]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bennie Thompson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Mississippi]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lauren Underwood]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marc Veasey]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Maxine Waters]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bonnie Watson Coleman]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
|Rep. [[Frederica Wilson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|}


===Judicial diversity===
====115th Congress====
The Congressional Black Caucus criticized President [[Barack Obama]] because of a perceived lack of diversity in Obama administration judicial nominees. The CBC wrote to the White House in January 2014, expressing concerns that nominees were not representative of the diversity of the states.<ref name="hoyer"/><ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/27/congressional-black-caucus-blasts-obama-for-nominating-enough-african-american-judges.html ''The Daily Beast,'' "Congressional Black Caucus Blasts Obama for Not Nominating Enough African-American Judges," accessed February 4, 2014]</ref> The White House responded that 18 percent of Obama's confirmed judges were African-American.<ref>[http://thehill.com/homenews/house/196385-black-lawmakers-to-go-after-obama-at-presser ''The Hill'', "Black lawmakers to go after Obama," January 26, 2014]</ref>
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom:3px; margin-left:3px; style="background:none; width:600px;"
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;" |CBC Members<ref>[https://cbc.house.gov/membership/ ''CBC.House.gov,'' "Membership," accessed February 20, 2018]</ref>
|-
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Member
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Party
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
|-
|Rep. [[Alma Adams]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[Karen Bass]] - Second Vice Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Joyce Beatty]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Lisa Blunt Rochester]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Delaware]]
|-
|Rep. [[Cory Booker]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
|Rep. [[Anthony Brown]] - Parliamentarian||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
|-
|Rep. [[G.K. Butterfield]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[André Carson]] - First Vice Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Indiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Yvette Clarke]] - Member-At-Large ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[William Lacy Clay, Jr.]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
|-
|Rep. [[Emanuel Cleaver]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jim Clyburn]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[South Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[John Conyers, Jr.]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Michigan]]
|-
|Rep. [[Elijah Cummings]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
|-
|Rep. [[Danny K. Davis]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Val Demings]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Keith Ellison]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Minnesota]]
|-
|Rep. [[Dwight Evans]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Pennsylvania]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marcia Fudge]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Al Green]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Kamala Harris]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Alcee Hastings]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
| Delegate [[Eleanor Holmes Norton]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sheila Jackson Lee]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hakeem Jeffries]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Eddie Bernice Johnson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hank Johnson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Robin Kelly]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Brenda Lawrence (Michigan)|Brenda Lawrence]] - Secretary||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Michigan]]
|-
|Rep. [[Al Lawson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[Barbara Lee (California)|Barbara Lee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[John Lewis]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Mia Love]]||align="center"|{{reddot}}|| [[Utah]]
|-
|Rep. [[Donald McEachin]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gregory Meeks]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gwen Moore]] - Whip||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Wisconsin]]
|-
|Rep. [[Donald M. Payne]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
| Delegate [[Stacey Plaskett]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[United States Virgin Islands' At-Large Congressional District|U.S. Virgin Islands]]
|-
|Rep. [[Cedric Richmond]] - Chair||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Louisiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bobby Rush]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bobby Scott (Virginia)|Bobby Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|Rep. [[David Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Terri Sewell]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Alabama]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bennie Thompson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Mississippi]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marc Veasey]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Maxine Waters]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bonnie Watson Coleman]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
|Rep. [[Frederica Wilson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|}


====Steny Hoyer====
====114th Congress====
In February 2014, [[Steny Hoyer]] agreed with members of the Congressional Black Caucus who were concerned with the diversity of judicial appointments.<ref name="hoyer">[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/steny-hoyer-judicial-diversity-103099.html ''Politico'', "Steny Hoyer concerned about judicial diversity," accessed February 4, 2014]</ref>
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! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;" |CBC Members<ref>[https://cbc-butterfield.house.gov/members ''Congressional Black Caucus,'' "Member Directory," accessed January 11, 2016]</ref>
“I certainly share the CBC’s concerns. I think the Senate, you know, has customs and deference to the incumbent senator in each state, and I understand that, but I would hope [Majority Leader Harry] [[Harry Reid|Reid]] and Senate leadership would look to the best interest of the country, in the broad spectrum of beliefs in the country and to have that be represented on the bench...Clearly, federal judges who serve for life have, undoubtedly have a policy impact. So I’m sympathetic to the concerns of the Congressional Black Caucus,” [[Steny Hoyer|Hoyer]] said.<ref name="hoyer"/>
|-
 
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Member
===2014 elections===
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Party
In southern states, the CBC sent prominent caucus members to stump in key races in place of President [[Barack Obama]] due to his unpopularity in the South. Reps. [[John Lewis]], [[Jim Clyburn]] and [[Elijah Cummings]] focused on the [[United States Senate elections, 2014|U.S. Senate]] races in [[United States Senate elections in Louisiana, 2014|Louisiana]] and [[United States Senate elections in North Carolina, 2014|North Carolina]].<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/black-caucus-barack-obama-110285.html ''Politico'', "Black caucus stumps where Obama can't," August 25, 2014]</ref>
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
|-
|Rep. [[Alma Adams]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[Karen Bass]] - Secretary||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Joyce Beatty]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Cory Booker]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
|Rep. [[Corrine Brown]]  ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
|Rep. [[G.K. Butterfield]] - Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[North Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[André Carson]] - Second Vice Chair ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Indiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Yvette Clarke]] - First Vice Chair||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[William Lacy Clay, Jr.]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
|-
|Rep. [[Emanuel Cleaver]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Missouri]]
|-
|Rep. [[Jim Clyburn]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[South Carolina]]
|-
|Rep. [[John Conyers, Jr.]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Michigan]]
|-
|Rep. [[Elijah Cummings]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Maryland]]
|-
|Rep. [[Danny K. Davis]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Donna Edwards]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Maryland]]
|-
|Rep. [[Keith Ellison]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Minnesota]]
|-
|Rep. [[Chaka Fattah]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Pennsylvania]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marcia Fudge]] - Chair||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Ohio]]
|-
|Rep. [[Al Green]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Alcee Hastings]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|-
| Delegate [[Eleanor Holmes Norton]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|-
|Rep. [[Sheila Jackson Lee]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hakeem Jeffries]] - Whip ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Eddie Bernice Johnson]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Hank Johnson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Robin Kelly]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Brenda Lawrence (Michigan)|Brenda Lawrence]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Michigan]]
|-
|Rep. [[Barbara Lee (California)|Barbara Lee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[John Lewis]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Mia Love]]||align="center"|{{reddot}}|| [[Utah]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gregory Meeks]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Gwen Moore]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Wisconsin]]
|-
|Rep. [[Donald M. Payne]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
| Delegate [[Stacey Plaskett]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[United States Virgin Islands' At-Large Congressional District|U.S. Virgin Islands]]
|-
|Rep. [[Charles B. Rangel]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New York]]
|-
|Rep. [[Cedric Richmond]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Louisiana]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bobby Rush]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bobby Scott (Virginia)|Bobby Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|Rep. [[David Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|-
|Rep. [[Terri Sewell]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Alabama]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bennie Thompson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}||[[Mississippi]]
|-
|Rep. [[Marc Veasey]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Texas]]
|-
|Rep. [[Maxine Waters]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|Rep. [[Bonnie Watson Coleman]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[New Jersey]]
|-
|Rep. [[Frederica Wilson]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Florida]]
|}


==Members==
====113th Congress====
===113th Congress===
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{| class="wikitable" margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom:3px; margin-left:3px; style="background:none; width:400px;"
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;" |CBC Members<ref>[http://cbc.fudge.house.gov/member-directory/ ''Congressional Black Caucus,'' "Member Directory," accessed December 20, 2013]</ref>
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;" |CBC Members<ref>[http://cbc.fudge.house.gov/member-directory/ ''Congressional Black Caucus,'' "Member Directory," accessed December 20, 2013]</ref>
|-
|-
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|Rep. [[Robin Kelly]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|Rep. [[Robin Kelly]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|-
|Rep. [[Barbara Lee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|Rep. [[Barbara Lee (California)|Barbara Lee]] ||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[California]]
|-
|-
|Rep. [[John Lewis]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|Rep. [[John Lewis]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
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|Rep. [[Bobby Rush]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|Rep. [[Bobby Rush]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Illinois]]
|-
|-
|Rep. [[Bobby Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|Rep. [[Bobby Scott (Virginia)|Bobby Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Virginia]]
|-
|-
|Rep. [[David Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
|Rep. [[David Scott]]||align="center"|{{bluedot}}|| [[Georgia]]
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|}
|}


===Tim Scott===
==External links==
Despite being the only African American senator in the [[113th Congress]], [[Republican]] Sen. [[Tim Scott]] (FL) elected not to join the CBC. Rep. [[Emanuel Cleaver]], chair of the CBC, told reporters, "He chose not to join the Congressional Black Caucus because he realized that the policies we would embrace would not be in harmony with the policies of the Republican Caucus of which he’s a member."<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/17/who-is-tim-scott/ ''The Washington Post'', "Who is Tim Scott?" accessed September 4, 2013]</ref>
*[https://cbc.house.gov/ Congressional Black Caucus website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/CongressionalBlackCaucus Facebook page]
*[https://twitter.com/OfficialCBC Twitter feed]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCaucus YouTube channel]
*[https://cbcinstitute.org CBC Institute]
*[http://www.cbcfinc.org/ CBC Foundation]
*[http://cbcpac.org/ CBC PAC]
 
==Footnotes==
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==Task forces==
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The Congressional Black Caucus is made up of the following task forces, which represent issues of greatest concern to the African American community and consituents:<ref>[http://cbc.fudge.house.gov/cbc-taskforces/ ''Congressional Black Caucus,'' "Task Forces," accessed January 6, 2014]</ref>
[[Category:Congressional caucus


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===Organizational structure===
The organization is composed of 18 task forces, each focusing on a specific aspect of the CBC's agenda. The following is a list of the CBC's task forces:<ref>[https://cbc-butterfield.house.gov/about/cbc-taskforces ''CBC,'' "CBC Taskforces," accessed January 11, 2016]</ref>
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*Africa
*Africa
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*Technology and Infrastructure Development  
*Technology and Infrastructure Development  
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==Goals==
<br>
===Healthcare reform===
===Goals===
In 2009, CBC members joined national African American leaders at the U.S. Capitol today to support the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act and to counter protesters.
====Healthcare reform====
In 2009, CBC members joined national African-American leaders at the U.S. Capitol today to support the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act and to counter protesters.


Lee and Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the [[National Urban League]] and Chair of the Black Leadership Forum led the speeches on September 9, 2009.
Lee and Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the [[National Urban League]] and Chair of the Black Leadership Forum led the speeches on September 9, 2009.
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“As the health care debate continues to heat up, African-American leaders need to be more vocal about why health care reform is needed in this country,” stated Morial.  “With 46 million people living without health care insurance and about half of those being people of color, and with rising health care costs that are crushing families and small businesses, an overhaul is imminent.”<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.house.gov/apps/list/speech/mi13_kilpatrick/morenews/09_09_09_NUL_Release.html "National African-American Leaders and Congressional Black Caucus Members Hold Press Announcement at U. S. Capitol"]</ref>
“As the health care debate continues to heat up, African-American leaders need to be more vocal about why health care reform is needed in this country,” stated Morial.  “With 46 million people living without health care insurance and about half of those being people of color, and with rising health care costs that are crushing families and small businesses, an overhaul is imminent.”<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.house.gov/apps/list/speech/mi13_kilpatrick/morenews/09_09_09_NUL_Release.html "National African-American Leaders and Congressional Black Caucus Members Hold Press Announcement at U. S. Capitol"]</ref>


===CBC outreach===
====CBC outreach====


The CBC states on its website that it aims to empower and mobilize America's "young people of color" through development, through strengthening pipelines on Capital Hill by connecting these young people to legislative process and civic engagement training. CBC works to prioritize legislation and funding that effects America’s youth through education, job training and health care.  
The CBC states on its website that it aims to empower and mobilize America's "young people of color" through development, through strengthening pipelines on Capital Hill by connecting these young people to legislative process and civic engagement training. CBC works to prioritize legislation and funding that effects America’s youth through education, job training and health care.  
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The caucus hosts an annual CBC Black History Month Program and leads CBC International Congressional delegation's and cultural missions throughout the African Diaspora.
The caucus hosts an annual CBC Black History Month Program and leads CBC International Congressional delegation's and cultural missions throughout the African Diaspora.


===Build CBC web presence===
====Build CBC web presence====


CBC aims to utilize the Internet as the portal for spreading information and dialogue in the CBC and black America and developing partnerships to build exposure and presence.
CBC aims to utilize the Internet as the portal for spreading information and dialogue in the CBC and black America and developing partnerships to build exposure and presence.
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The CBC issues a bi-monthly online newsletter.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://thecongressionalblackcaucus.lee.house.gov/feeds_newsletters.html CBC Newsletter]</ref>
The CBC issues a bi-monthly online newsletter.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://thecongressionalblackcaucus.lee.house.gov/feeds_newsletters.html CBC Newsletter]</ref>


===Alternative energy===
====Alternative energy====


The CBC supports the African-American role in alternative energy, while works to empower black farmers with alternative fuel dialogues and initiate the use of beans, corn, sugar cane, etc. as possible fuel sources.
The CBC supports the African-American role in alternative energy, while works to empower black farmers with alternative fuel dialogues and initiate the use of beans, corn, sugar cane, etc. as possible fuel sources.
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The caucus supports climate stabilization and community cleanup efforts to reduce and stabilize greenhouse gases according to the Kyoto Treaty. It works to reduce the number of sites with hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants in the United States.
The caucus supports climate stabilization and community cleanup efforts to reduce and stabilize greenhouse gases according to the Kyoto Treaty. It works to reduce the number of sites with hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants in the United States.


==CBC Institute==
==Work==
The Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization chaired by Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS). Its Board of Directors is composed of corporate leaders, academic leaders, labor leaders and members of the Congressional Black Caucus who facilitate its primary activities:  
The CBC has been vocal in its stance on various issues. Below are some of the CBC's statements concerning those stances.
1) development and training political candidates, leaders and tacticians
===Ferguson grand jury decision===
2) research and analysis relating to the process of redistricting, as well as the preservation of minority voting representation
::''See also: [[Shooting in Ferguson, Missouri]]''
3) increasing the presence of African-Americans in public policy and service sectors.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://cbcinstitute.org/db/node/1 About CBC Institute]</ref>
 
After the grand jury released the decision to not indict the officer who shot Michael Brown in a highly publicized shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, the CBC released a statement the same evening. "This decision seems to underscore an unwritten rule that Black lives hold no value; that you may kill Black men in this country without consequences or repercussions," chair [[Marcia Fudge]] wrote.
 
The decision came during a time of civil unrest in the city due to the shooting.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/congressional-black-caucus-denounces-ferguson-grand-jury-113155.html ''Politico'', "Congressional Black Caucus denounces Ferguson grand jury," November 24, 2014]</ref>
 
===Judicial diversity===
The Congressional Black Caucus criticized President [[Barack Obama]] because of a perceived lack of diversity in Obama administration judicial nominees. The CBC wrote to the White House in January 2014, expressing concerns that nominees were not representative of the diversity of the states.<ref name="hoyer"/><ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/27/congressional-black-caucus-blasts-obama-for-nominating-enough-african-american-judges.html ''The Daily Beast,'' "Congressional Black Caucus Blasts Obama for Not Nominating Enough African-American Judges," accessed February 4, 2014]</ref> The White House responded that 18 percent of Obama's confirmed judges were African-American.<ref>[http://thehill.com/homenews/house/196385-black-lawmakers-to-go-after-obama-at-presser ''The Hill'', "Black lawmakers to go after Obama," January 26, 2014]</ref>
 
===Steny Hoyer===
In February 2014, [[Steny Hoyer]] agreed with members of the Congressional Black Caucus who were concerned with the diversity of judicial appointments.<ref name="hoyer">[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/steny-hoyer-judicial-diversity-103099.html ''Politico'', "Steny Hoyer concerned about judicial diversity," accessed February 4, 2014]</ref>
 
“I certainly share the CBC’s concerns. I think the Senate, you know, has customs and deference to the incumbent senator in each state, and I understand that, but I would hope [Majority Leader Harry] [[Harry Reid|Reid]] and Senate leadership would look to the best interest of the country, in the broad spectrum of beliefs in the country and to have that be represented on the bench...Clearly, federal judges who serve for life have, undoubtedly have a policy impact. So I’m sympathetic to the concerns of the Congressional Black Caucus,” [[Steny Hoyer|Hoyer]] said.<ref name="hoyer"/>
==Political activity==
 
{{2016 presidential endorsement
|Last name= Congressional Black Caucus
|Endorser title=Influencer organization
|Endorser party=Democrat
|Candidate=Hillary Clinton
|Candidate party=Democratic
|Date=February 2016
|Source=[http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/congressional-black-caucus-endorse-clinton-n516216 NBC News]
|Ref=<ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/congressional-black-caucus-endorse-clinton-n516216 ''NBC News'', "Congressional Black Caucus PAC Endorses Clinton," February 11, 2016]</ref>
}}
 
====January 17, 2016, Democratic debate====
::''See also: [[Charleston, South Carolina NBC News/CBC Democratic debate (January 17, 2016)]]''
 
In October 2015, the [[Democratic National Committee]] announced that the [[Congressional Black Caucus#CBC Political Education and Leadership Institute|CBC Institute]] would sponsor the [[Charleston, South Carolina NBC News/CBC Democratic debate (January 17, 2016)|fourth Democratic presidential primary debate]]. The debate was also co-sponsored by [[NBC News]] and [[YouTube]]. The debate {{Greener| start=January 18, 2016| before=will take place| after=took place}} on Sunday, January 17, 2016 in [[Charleston, South Carolina]].<ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/democrats-announce-2016-primary-debate-schedule-n405161 ''NBC News'', "Democrats Announce 2016 Primary Debate Schedule," August 6, 2015]</ref><ref>[https://cbcinstitute.org/event/democratic-national-debate/ ''CBC Institute'', "Democratic Primary Debate Sponsored by the CBC Institute," accessed January 11, 2016]</ref>


==CBC Foundation==
===2014 elections===
In southern states, the CBC sent prominent caucus members to stump in key races in place of President [[Barack Obama]] due to his unpopularity in the South. Reps. [[John Lewis]], [[Jim Clyburn]] and [[Elijah Cummings]] focused on the [[United States Senate elections, 2014|U.S. Senate]] races in [[United States Senate elections in Louisiana, 2014|Louisiana]] and [[United States Senate elections in North Carolina, 2014|North Carolina]].<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/black-caucus-barack-obama-110285.html ''Politico'', "Black caucus stumps where Obama can't," August 25, 2014]</ref>
 
===Tim Scott===
Despite being the only African-American senator in the [[113th Congress]], [[Republican]] Sen. [[Tim Scott]] (FL) elected not to join the CBC. Rep. [[Emanuel Cleaver]], chair of the CBC, told reporters, "He chose not to join the Congressional Black Caucus because he realized that the policies we would embrace would not be in harmony with the policies of the Republican Caucus of which he’s a member."<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/17/who-is-tim-scott/ ''The Washington Post'', "Who is Tim Scott?" accessed September 4, 2013]</ref>
 
==Related programs==
===CBC Political Education and Leadership Institute===
The Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization chaired by Congressman [[Bennie G. Thompson]] (D-Miss.). The organization, according to their website, has two primary missions, which are as follows:<ref name=leader>[https://cbcinstitute.org/about-us/ ''CBC Institute'', "About Us," accessed January 11, 2016]</ref>
{{Quote|
Educating Voters – The primary activities of the Institute geared to educating voters include: (1)  research and analysis relating to the redistricting process and the preservation of minority voting representation; and (2) conducting public policy conferences, town hall meetings, presidential primary debates, and other programs which advocate public policy engagement, voter participation and education
Training Tomorrow’s Political Leaders –The Mission is two-fold: (a) to create opportunities for young African American and other minorities whose backgrounds, interests, and aspirations guide them toward public service and (b) generating a cadre of minority professionals who are well-qualified with regard to public and private sector policy issues and the conduct of successful political campaigns. This mission is accomplished by the conduct of an annual intensive 10- day training program “Boot Camp”. Boot Camp graduates, now totaling nearly 400 as of July, 2010, have assumed responsible roles in their communities, including holding elected offices, managing major political campaigns, serving as program directors and community leaders, as well as becoming highly regarded professionals in their respective public and private sector positions.  In addition,  the Institute has also held and is prepared to hold a short term (one to two day) Boot Camp program on college campuses.}}
 
===CBC Foundation===
The mission of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation is to focus on leadership education, public health, and economic development as the premier organization that “creates, identifies, analyzes and disseminates policy-oriented information critical to advancing African Americans and people of African descent towards equity in economics, health, and education.”<ref>[http://www.cbcfinc.org/about-cbcf/visionmissiongoals.html About CBC Foundation]</ref>
The mission of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation is to focus on leadership education, public health, and economic development as the premier organization that “creates, identifies, analyzes and disseminates policy-oriented information critical to advancing African Americans and people of African descent towards equity in economics, health, and education.”<ref>[http://www.cbcfinc.org/about-cbcf/visionmissiongoals.html About CBC Foundation]</ref>


==CBC PAC==
===CBC PAC===
::''See also: [[Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee]]''
The mission of the [[Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee]] is to increase the number of African-Americans in Congress, to support non-Black candidates who champion African-American interests and to promote African-American participation in the political process, especially young voters.
The mission of the [[Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee]] is to increase the number of African-Americans in Congress, to support non-Black candidates who champion African-American interests and to promote African-American participation in the political process, especially young voters.


==Recent news==
In March 2016, [[ColorOfChange.org]] (COC) asked the Congressional Black Caucus to reconsider the board composition of its CBC PAC. COC argued that the PAC's ties with lobbyist for private prisons, tobacco and restaurants are problematic. COC stated "The depth of corporate influence over the CBC PAC is so troubling because its endorsements carry the name of the Congressional Black Caucus, trading off a name that is wrapped in the moral authority of the civil rights movement. Black caucus members should be leading, not following the disastrous trend towards more corporate control over government."<ref name=Speak>[http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/politico-influence/2016/03/lobbying-the-trump-administration-cbc-pac-under-fire-jobs-fly-ins-212997 ''Politico'', "Lobbying the Trump administration?" March 2, 2016]</ref> COC cited former Maryland congressman, now lobbyist, [[Dickstein Shapiro]], who formerly represented Lorillard Tobacco, and Akin Gump employees' contributions to the PAC, which lobbies for Corrections Corporation of America.<ref name=Speak/> In response, the PAC's chairman, Rep. [[Gregory Meeks]] (D-N.Y.), stated that "concerns are overblown because the board members are there to represent themselves, not their companies or clients, and they support the PAC's mission and want to give back to the community."<ref name=Speak/>
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==External links==
*[http://cbc.fudge.house.gov/ Congressional Black Caucus website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/CongressionalBlackCaucus Facebook page]
*[https://twitter.com/OfficialCBC Twitter feed]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCaucus YouTube channel]
*[http://www.cbcfinc.org/ CBC Foundation]
*[http://cbcpac.org/ CBC PAC]


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Congressional Black Caucus
527 group
Cbc letterhead.jpg
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]

“

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]

”

Founding members

The 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus were:[3]

  • Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. William Lacy Clay, Sr. (D-Mo.)
  • Rep. George W. Collins (D-Ill.)
  • Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.)
  • Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (D-Mich.)
  • Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Ralph H. Metcalfe (D-Ill.)
  • Rep. Parren J. Mitchell (D-Md.)
  • Rep. Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. (D-Pa.)
  • Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. Louis Stokes (D-Ohio)
  • Del. Walter E. Fauntroy (D-D.C.)

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]

Members

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118th Congress

117th Congress

116th Congress

115th Congress

114th Congress

113th Congress

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Congressional Black Caucus, “About the CBC" accessed March 20, 2025
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, "History," accessed May 19, 2020
  4. ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, “Leadership" accessed March 20, 2025
  5. ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, "Membership," accessed March 20, 2025
  6. ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, “Membership" accessed March 20, 2025
  7. ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, "Membership," accessed December 13, 2022
  8. ↑ CBC.House.gov, "Membership," accessed May 15, 2019
  9. ↑ CBC.House.gov, "Membership," accessed February 20, 2018
  10. ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, "Member Directory," accessed January 11, 2016
  11. ↑ Congressional Black Caucus, "Member Directory," accessed December 20, 2013
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