June 18, 2013

Allen West Offends Black Caucus with Chick-Fil-A Sandwiches

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*(Via ABC News) – While Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., said members of the Congressional Black Caucus have lunched on fried chicken in the past,  when the group’s only Republican member, Rep. Allen West (pictured) of Florida, brought Chick-fil-A for his turn to provide lunch, Hastings told the Huffington Post ”every member” of the group was offended. West [...]




Black Caucus May Walkout During Holder Contempt Vote in House

barbara lee & black caucus

*(Via The Hill) – Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) plan to stage a walkout during Thursday’s vote on whether to place Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. The CBC is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday to discuss the details of the walkout and is planning to circulate a [...]




On Joyner Show Sharpton Tells Boehner to Respect the President

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*Rev. Al Sharpton this morning chastised House Majority Leader John Boehner for disrespecting President Barack Obama earlier this week, during a live, morning remote broadcast of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show during the weekend-long 2011 Allstate® Tom Joyner Family Reunion. Sharpton urged black critics of the president to stop and “stand up for [...]




Breitbart in Philly for Tea Party Rally Saturday

Andrew Breitbart at Philadelphia Tea Party rally on Saturday, July 31

*Andrew Breitbart, the Hollywood Internet celebrity with a flair for controversial video, fired up about 300 tea-party devotees rallying on Independence Mall on Saturday afternoon, denouncing a “media cabal,” the Congressional Black Caucus, the NAACP, liberals, and everyone else who has “ripped apart” America, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. But the one thing on many minds, [...]




Obama Meets With Black and Hispanic Leaders

barbara lee & black caucus

*President Barack Obama on Thursday faced pressure to help create jobs in African-American communities and deliver an immigration overhaul even as he tried to push healthcare reform across the finish line. Back-to-back White House meetings with representatives from the black and Hispanic communities were evidence of the long list of priorities that challenge Obama and [...]