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June 3, 2010
But not all of the CBC's members agree, including House Majority Whip James Clyburn. So how far will their resolution go?
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March 24, 2010
While 41 black members of the House voted for President Obama's health-care reform bill, Artur Davis, who wants to be governor of Alabama, said "No!"
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February 17, 2010
Black Caucus, Barry and Paterson in the hot seat, mobile heats up, and more..
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by Dayo Olopade onDecember 31, 2009
The first year of the “tweens” promises radical change—and resolutions to some of the unfinished business of the decade before.
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December 11, 2009
The Congressional Black Caucus went back to basics with its House committee boycott. Calling the Democrats' bluff produced $6 billion dollars in funding targeted toward financial relief in black America.
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December 11, 2009
This week on The Confab: Is the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) going soft on Obama? Are the Democrats dragging health care to the finish line? Plus, climate talks at Copenhagen and the crux of a wartime president receiving a Nobel Peace Prize. Join The Root's Washington reporter Dayo Olopade as she talks with The Root's new Managing Editor Joel Dreyfuss and Associate Editor Natalie Hopkinson.
* Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.
* Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
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November 20, 2009
Barack Obama has lost control of his party. Which may be just what America needs right now.
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October 7, 2009
On the 40th anniversary of African American Studies at US universities, Bahcesehir University, the school that pioneered American Studies in Turkey, is now offering the nation’s first classes in black culture and literature.
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by Danielle C. Belton onSeptember 28, 2009
They’re boring, academic and dry. And in the wake of the Congressional Black Caucus conference, I say we stop all the talking—and get to work.
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by Danielle Belton onSeptember 28, 2009
They’re boring, academic and dry. And in the wake of the Congressional Black Caucus conference, I say we stop all the talking—and get to work.
