Three weeks. That is how long Iâve been sick with an unknown virus (the thing doctors tell you when they donât know what it is but know it wonât kill you). Itâs not the flu. Itâs not a cold. But it is one thingâa jerk. Just the biggest jerk of a disease ruining my social life by forcing me to be actually antisocial,âŚ
These are some of the things the Congressional Black Caucus Foundationâs Annual Legislative Conference is known for: policy talk for the black community, mixed in with big parties, behind-the-scenes shenanigans and profilinâ outfits.
For the first time since the Obama administration left office and subsequently moved most of the chocolate and reasonable, left-brain thinking out of the White House, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundationâs 47th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., is upon us. It all starts Wednesday.
Itâs no secret: The climate is changing, and black communities are on the front lines. From the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans to the Rockaways in New York City and westward to San Franciscoâs East Bay, African Americans are bearing the brunt of climate impacts.
