A. Shuanise Washington, president and chief executive officer of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF), today announced the theme and honorary co-chairs for the 45th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), scheduled Sept. 16 – 20 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreYear: 2015
A Decade After the Storm: The Pain, the Progress, and the Need for So Much More
I remember Hurricane Katrina just as if she happened yesterday as opposed to hitting Southeast Louisiana August of 2005.
Read MoreMagic Johnson’s Major Health Milestone
With the click of a mouse, I was transported back to that heart-stopping moment on November 7, 1991 when the sports world and a disheartened black America were riveted to this breaking news event.
Read MoreWomen, Too Sing America
On Saturday, September 19, 2015 the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation was honored to host the President of the United States and First Lady Michelle Obama at the 45th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Phoenix Awards Dinner.
Read MorePresident Barack Obama to Deliver Keynote at 45th ALC Phoenix Awards
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) today announced that President Barack Obama will serve as the keynote speaker for the 45th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Phoenix Awards Dinner.
Read MoreBrown V. Board of Education: 61 Years Later & the Implications of All Deliberate Speed
May 17, 2015 marks the 61st anniversary of the groundbreaking decision rendered in Brown V. Board of Education.
Read MoreCBCF Statement on the Passing of Civil Rights Heroine Dr. Amelia Boynton Robinson
A. Shuanise Washington, president and chief executive officer of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) today released the following statement on the passing of civil rights icon, Dr. Amelia Boynton Robinson at age 104.
Read MoreCBCF Announces Phoenix Awards Recipients
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) today announced the honorees for the Phoenix Awards Dinner, the culminating event of the 45th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC).
Read MoreCBCF Celebrates Faith Community at Annual Prayer Breakfast
Stellar award-winning gospel singer VaShawn Mitchell will perform and Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III will deliver the keynote address at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) Annual Prayer Breakfast, Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. The Miles College Choir will also perform.
Read MoreCBCF Honors Reps. Conyers and Rangel and Toyota At Black History Month Celebration
On February 24, 2015, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) honored Reps. John Conyers, Jr. and Charles Rangel and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. during its sixth annual Avoice Heritage Celebration at The Hamilton in Washington, D.C.
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