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CBCF Issues Statement Regarding Synagogue Massacre; Explosive Devices Targeting Former U.S. Presidents; and the Shooting of Two African Americans Outside of a Grocery Store in Kentucky

Dr. Elsie L. Scott, interim president and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF), released the following statement in the aftermath of last week’s fatal shooting of 11 worshippers and the wounding of six others at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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CBCF to Honor Trailblazers at the Celebration of Leadership in the Fine Arts During the 48th Annual Legislative Conference

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) announced that up-and-coming actor John David Washington; president of Essence Communications, Inc., Michelle Ebanks; and actor, director and producer, Laurence J. Fishburne III will receive awards at the Celebration of Leadership in the Fine Arts during the 48th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC).

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Bishop Vashti McKenzie and Stellar Award-Winning Recording Artist Kurt Carr to Headline CBCF Annual Prayer Breakfast

The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church’s first elected female bishop, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, and Stellar award-winning artist Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers, will headline the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Prayer Breakfast on September 15, 2018.

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CBCF Gears Up For 48th Annual Legislative Conference, Welcomes Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris as Co-Chairs

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) announced today, for the first time in the foundation’s history, two senators — Senator Cory Booker (New Jersey) and Senator Kamala D. Harris (California) — will serve as honorary co-chairs for the 48th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC).

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CBCF President and CEO Issues Statement on Multiculturalism Among Sister Organizations

A. Shuanise Washington, president and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), Inc., released the following statement on the significance of women from diverse backgrounds concurrently serving at the helm of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS), the CBCF and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI).

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