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On July 20, 1991, a Black studies professor at the City College of New York named Leonard Jeffries gave a two-hour speech at the Empire State Black Arts and Cultural Festival in Albany, the New York state capital, that attacked Jews with what one observer would later describe as “snarling racism.” Even as he sometimes […]
Washington CNN — Hakeem Jeffries made history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress, addressing the 118th Congress for the first time in the early . . .
Two Black U.S. lawmakers have found themselves in the middle of a stalemate between House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and members of his own party in his bid for speaker of the House. After six rounds of voting Tuesday and Wednesday, McCarthy was still short of the 218 votes needed to lead the House. The […]
Early Saturday, New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries officially became Democratic Party leader in the House of Representatives. Jeffries, a rising star within the Democratic Party, is now the first Black person to lead either of the major parties in Congress. He takes over at a time of divided government and political dysfunction on Capitol Hill. […]
Democratic Party officially elected Hakeem Jeffries as its leader in the new US House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 3). It is a difficult position as he will have . . .
Hakeem Jeffries was on Tuesday (January 3) officially elected as the Democratic Party’s leader in the new US House of Representatives, one of the houses of the United States’ bicameral legislature. On a day when the lower chamber of Congress witnessed an infighting among Republicans and was adjourned without choosing a speaker, Jeffries made history […]
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is expected to make history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress as the 118th Congress convenes in Washington. The New York Democrat will almost certainly lead the minority party, once the prolonged floor fight for House speaker comes to a conclusion. He would […]
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is expected to make history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress as the 118th Congress convenes in Washington. The New York Democrat will almost certainly lead the minority party, once the prolonged floor fight for House speaker comes to a conclusion. He would […]
In his first major interview since being elected the first Black leader in Congress, the New York Democrat Hakeem Jeffries was asked what he thought of Kevin McCarthy, the Californian now seeking the votes to be speaker when Republicans take over the House next year. “We serve in Congress together,” Jeffries said. Then,
CNN — Some things have changed in the two weeks since Hakeem Jeffries learned – from listening to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s speech, sitting motionless with an intentional blank expression on his face for those who were watching – that