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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The legal fight over Florida’s congressional map continues Tuesday with the federal trial over the new maps expected to wrap up this week. On Monday, lawyers representing voting rights organizations presented their case. Opponents of the current map argue it is both unconstitutional and discriminatory. What You Need To Know Testimony continues […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the Legislature’s efforts to draw a Black opportunity congressional district in North Florida while letting state House and Senate districts drawn along the same principles pass into law without objection. That testimony came Monday in a lawsuit challenging the redistricting plan the governor forced on the Legislature last year on grounds […]

At Samsung, our commitment to communities is one that extends to those decision-makers who walk the streets of our nation’s capital. As a catalyst in a bipartisan approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion we were pleased to host the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) at our Samsung DC event space for the second annual year. This […]

A federal judge’s plan to hold hearings next week to draw up congressional boundary lines that would give Louisiana a second majority-Black district has been blocked by an appeals court By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press September 28, 2023, 5:35 PM ET • 2 min read NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge’s plan to hold hearings […]

It was a wonderful evening celebrating the Black excellence of Howard University and the Congressional Black Caucus as the University hosted a special reception to honor alumni who are now serving in Congress at the Embassy of Canada on September 21.  More than 250 people gathered for the event  – located at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, […]

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — On the same day Alabama Black voters scored a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal trial opened in Florida in which lawyers say Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the U.S. Constitution by deliberately dismantling a congressional district that favored Black candidates. It’s one of several lawsuits around the country that […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — The state of Florida and voter rights organizations will meet in federal court Tuesday for the first day of the trial challenging Gov. Ron Desantis’ decision to redraw congressional maps. A group of three federal judges will begin hearing claims from plaintiffs suggesting DeSantis’ decision to redraw the maps were racially discriminatory and […]

Walter E. Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C. (September 23, 2023) 9:17 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Good evening, CBC.  (Applause.)  Good evening, everyone. To our CBC Chair Steven Horsford, our CBCF Chair St- — Terri Sewell, I want to thank you both for your years of service to the CBC and to our nation. I also thank […]

Wednesday, September 20 More dates through September 24, 2023 Thursday, September 21 Friday, September 22 Saturday, September 23 Sunday, September 24 Walter E. Washington Convention Center FIU in Washington, D.C. invites the . . .

Montgomery, Alabama – Alabama has filed an emergency appeal to a three-judge panel’s decision to strike down the state’s congressional maps after they were found to disenfranchise Black voters. State officials in Alabama are seeking to push through congressional maps which discriminate against Black voters in an emergency appeal before the US Supreme Court.  © Brandon Bell […]


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