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Senate Approves Bill Requiring Respect for D.C. Flag, Bill Goes to President

PRESS RELEASE     The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that a provision requiring the armed services to display the D.C. and territorial flags whenever the flags of the 50 states are displayed passed the Senate today as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 Conference Report. The House passed the conference report on Thursday, and now goes to the President. The conference committee also rejected a House-passed provision that expressed the sense of the Congress that active duty members of the military should be exempt from the gun laws of only the District of Columbia. Norton’s fight for respect for the D.C. flag, service members, and veterans began this year when D.C. resident and fire investigator Tomi Rucker wrote to the Congresswoman expressing her dismay that the Navy did not display the D.C. flag to honor her son, Seaman Jonathan Rucker, during his boot-camp graduation ceremony at Naval Stat...

ONE DC for better DC Housing

Content from ONE DC.org. Kelsey Gardens Tenants -- Organizing their Return! After a two-year court battle from 2005 to 2007, 54 families won the "the right to return" to 54 affordable units for the next 50 years in the new development, Jefferson at Market Square! Families can begin returning to the units in late 2013, marking a hard-fought victory. ONE DC has been working with Kelsey Gardens tenants since 2002. Parcel 42 -- Organizing the Community's voice in development decisions!  In a push led by DC residents, ONE DC secured more than 800 signatures on petitions delivered to the Mayor and city leaders and organized community residents to fill the Shaw Library for a community meeting with developers regarding the fate of Parcel 42.   Marriott Living Wage Jobs -- Organizing to Engage 3,000 DC residents! ONE DC participated in living-wage job rallies and organized with unemployed DC residents. In 2013, ONE DC will recrui...

Obama Wins Re-Election!

Signed. Sealed. Delivered. He's Yours! Barack Hussein Obama wins re-election as President of the United States of America. President Obama defeated Mitt Romney, winning 303 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the 2012 election in perhaps the closest race, leading up to the election, in presidential history.  Romney with 206 of the electoral votes, in his concession speech during the wee hours of Wednesday morning said, he has been "humbled", while President Obama in his victory speech said to supporters, "You lifted me up the whole way and I will always be grateful. He thanked the country's First Lady, his wife, Michelle and his daughters Sasha and Malia for her support, noting how his daughters were growing up to be fine, smart young women. "Just like their mother", the president said to a roar from the crowd.  The First Family after wining Election 2012. The president has fought hard during his first tenure for...

Song: Vote In November

   Please join Plunky Branch in his grassroots effort to increase voter participation in  our community this Election with his new song, Vote in November.    Watch the below video, then forward to your friends, family and associates the song linked below.                                                      2.  Like it on Facebook, Tweet about it, and comment on it in all your social media.   3.  Send it up the chain of command of your organizations with suggestions on its use:   Civil rights and political organizations – play it at meetings, rallies and conferences   HBCU ’s – play it on campus, on radio and television stations, electronic bulletin at football games, homecomings an...

Presidential Proclamation -- National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2012

A PROCLAMATION by President Obama The founders of our Nation's first colleges and universities for African Americans shared a fundamental belief that, with the right education, all people can overcome barriers of injustice to achieve their fullest potential. These pioneers understood that education means emancipation -- a path to freedom, independence, and success. More than 150 years later, America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) carry forward this proud legacy, and this week, we celebrate the profound impact these places of learning have made on the life of our country. For generations, HBCUs have provided students with access to higher education and instilled in them a sense of pride and history. Graduates of these institutions have played an extraordinary role in shaping the progress of our Union by championing equality and changing perspectives through the arts. They have strengthened our Nation by building our economy, teaching our children, h...

First Lady Obama's Thought Provoking CBC Remarks

           If you were unsure why you should in this election, First Lady Michelle Obama made it plain why you should. Speaking last evening at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's ( CBCF ) Phoenix Award Dinner, the first lady gave all in attendance some tough political thoughts to take home. First Lady Michelle Obama addresses guests at CBCF Phoenix Awards Dinner.  Photo/CD Brown.             Coming off a rousing speech this month at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, and making several campaign fundraising speeches in support of her husband, President Barack Obama, the first lady's speech last night was booth encouraging and inspiring, touching on several issues that included her saying that this election "is the march of our lifetime." The First Lady wearing a floor-length, off the shoulder black Michael Kors gown with a shimmering, diamond-lik...

White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities to host 2012 national conference

The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), with the support of the U.S. Department of Education, will convene its annual national conference Sept. 25-26 in Washington, D.C. The theme for this year’s conference is “HBCUs: Enhancing Innovation and Advancement.” The conference will commemorate National HBCU Week and highlight the significant contributions that HBCUs have made to the nation. More than 1,200 participants, including HBCU presidents and chancellors, are registered to attend this year’s conference. John S. Wilson, executive director of the initiative, will host the conference. “This annual conference is a platform for us to tout the virtues of historically black colleges and universities, and to highlight the many dimensions of our ongoing federal investment in them,” Wilson said. “    Under the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Education awarded grants totaling $26,164,627 to five postsecondary institutions un...

Frederick Douglass Statue To Grace Capital Rotunda

On Thursday President Obama signed into law H.R. 6336, which directs the congressional Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue of Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia for placement in Emancipation Hall in the United States Capitol Visitor Center. The Douglass statue will take its place in the Capitol with statues from the states, such as Colorado’s statue of Astronaut Jack Swigert, Jr. and Alabama’s statue of Helen Keller. The Joint Committee on the Library has up to two years to complete the move of the Douglass statue from One Judiciary Square to its new home in the Capitol, but Norton is pushing for an early move, complete with a big celebration when the statue arrives, the usual case when states move statues into the Capitol.   Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that she is already at work on plans for a big celebration for the day the District of Columbia’s Frederick Douglass statue comes to the U.S. Capitol, and noted that the...

Free Health Screenings at CBC Health Pavilion

Free health screenings available at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference. Screenings include: vision, cholesterol, blood pressure, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, and more. See dates and times above.

Schedule: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Authors' Pavilion

CBC Authors' Pavilion features the work of African American authors.  See this week's schedule below. (Caucus Pavilion Hours: 12:00pm – 7:00pm) Thursday, Sept. 20 - Saturday, Sept. 22 Highlights include; General Colin Powell , Dr. Bernice King, Congressman John Lewis , Alexis Herman, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Dwayne Wade , Judy Smith (ABC's Show, Scandal), Zane, Ledisi, MC Lyte, Russ Parr, Etan Thomas, Lamman Rucker, Mikki Taylor , Chef Charles Mattocks, Global leader Ivy McGregor and many more. Washington, DC Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E – BOOTH – 521  Presented by The Renaissance Group, The Hurston Wright Foundation, Howard University and Master of Ceremony Patrick Oliver Founder of Say It Loud! Readers and Writers Series ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thursday , September 20th 12:00pm – 2:00pm (AUTHOR MEET & GREETS) Congressman John Lewis - Across That Bridge: Life L...

FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO KEYNOTE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS AWARDS CEREMONY

Four to Receive Prestigious Awards Recognizing Contributions to America  The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation ( CBCF ) announced that first lady Michelle Obama will deliver the keynote address at the Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner from 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 22 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The dinner concludes the Foundation's 42nd Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). Mrs. Obama is scheduled to address more than 3,000 expected attendees at the evening's event and marks the first time ever that a first lady has addressed the prestigious gathering. The Phoenix Award symbolizes the immortality of the human spirit and an eternal desire to reach its full potential. Four distinguished individuals will receive the prestigious award: U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. will receive The CBCF Chair's Award.  The award is presented to an individual whose work and accomplishments stand as a role model for the African-Am...