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A presidential "Debate Watch" and B.B.
King, Hill Harper, Holly Robinson Peete, Rodney Peete, the Rev. Dr.
Floyd Flake and other notables will join the 43 members of the CBC as
featured attractions at the 38th Annual Legislative Conference.
• Meet
the ALC '08 Honorary Co-Chairs
• ALC
’08 Sponsorship Opportunities (PDF)
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The event at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Union will feature participation by the local congresswoman, Rep. Gwen
Moore, and civic leaders, health experts, and for the first time, international
fitness celebrity Billy Blanks, creator of Tae Bo, a total body fitness
system. The tour’s theme is “Eat, Move and Test for Health.”
• Black
Health Empowerment Project Travels to Charlotte
• In
Depth: Rep. Mel Watt (News 14 Carolina)
• Register
Now for BHEP in Milwaukee
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After learning last year that Nelson Mandela
was on U.S. terror watch lists during Foundation briefings in South
Africa with CBCF President and CEO Elsie L. Scott, Ph.D., and Del. Donna
M. Christensen, Rep. Barbara Lee began working to have the former South
African president removed from the U.S. lists. Congress has agreed and
her measure will help restore honor to Mandela’s legacy.
• Click Here To Follow
Daily Blog Updates From The Delegation
• Rep.
Barbara Lee’s Statement on World AIDS Awareness Day
• Barbara
Lee Takes Fight to Eradicate HIV/AIDS to South Africa
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CBCF and the CBC Spouses hosted the 16th Annual
Mervyn L. Jones Memorial Golf and Tennis Classic June 21-22 at the Kingsmill
Resort and Spa in Virginia. Many CBC members, CBCF corporate sponsors
and celebrity golfer Kevin Hall (left) attended. The Classic’s
proceeds benefit the CBC Spouses’ scholarship programs.
• Mervyn
L. Jones Memorial Golf and Tennis Classic Web Site
• Congressional
Black Caucus Spouses
•
Rent-to-Own Industry Supports Classic Silent Auction
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CBCF and Rep. Danny K. Davis of Illinois released
on Thursday, June 19, the results of a comprehensive report –
“Breaking Barriers: Plotting the Path to Academic Success for
School-age African-American Males,” by CBCF Senior Analyst Ivory
A. Toldson, Ph.D. – during a breakfast forum on Capitol Hill.
• Breaking
Barriers' Report (PDF)
• A
Mile in My Shoes: A Writing Project
• Ivory
A. Toldson: ‘Ready for 2028’
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Donna Edwards was elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives by voters in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties
on June 17, becoming the first African-American woman to serve from
Maryland in Congress. Ms. Edwards, a lawyer and nonprofit executive
from Fort Washington, replaces Rep. Albert R. Wynn, who on May 31 resigned
from Congress after serving eight terms. Ms. Edwards must win a general
election in November to retain her new office for a full two-year term.
• Donna
Edwards Campaign Web Site
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CBCF President Elsie L. Scott, Ph.D., is troubled
by an offensive t-shirt the organization received in the mail the day
after Sen. Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination.
The shirt has a cartoon image of Curious George, the beloved children’s
character, with a paper bag over his head holding a sign that says “A
Truth We Can Believe in '08!!!” written underneath. Dr. Scott
told “The Sleuth” blog on washingtonpost.com: “We
received it as a reaction to Obama winning the nomination.”
• More about
Elsie L. Scott, Ph.D.
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Fulfilling a partnership commitment, CBCF, the
CBC Spouses and Safeway recently delivered almost 5,000 crates of food
to a homeless shelter to help the poor and needy in the nation’s
capital. Safeway pledged to provide quarterly donations to So Others
Might Eat (SOME) at the 2007 Spouses’ Community Breakfast and
Health Fair.
• Spouses
Community Breakfast and Health Fair
• So Others Might
Eat (SOME)
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CBCF has welcomed 43 undergraduates from across
the country to its annual summer Congressional Internship Program, the
largest of its kind for students of color in the nation. The students will each spend the next two months working in the office of a Congressional Black Caucus member.
• Young
Alumnus Heads to Nation’s Capital
• Five
D.C.-Area Students Complete New CBCF Internship
• Trinity
Seniors Selected as CBCF Communications Interns
• CBCF
Wal-Mart Emerging Leaders Internship Program Touted
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CBCF has marked a significant moment in its history:
full and outright ownership of its headquarters. CBCF joins a select
few African-American non-profit organizations to own their building
in the District of Columbia. CBCF celebrated the occasion at the historic
residence of the Turkish ambassador to the United States. “The
acquisition of this new headquarters was indeed a landmark achievement
for the organization,” said Rep. Kendrick B. Meek of Florida,
the CBCF Board chairman.
• CBCF
Welcomes Four New Members to its Board of Directors
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CBCF's Congressional Fellowship Program 2008
series of public-policy forums continues with “NMTC Matters: Perspectives
on the New Markets Tax Credit," 3 p.m., Thursday, April 10, Capitol
Building Room HC-6. CBCF Fellow Renee Mayo, assigned to the Office of
Rep. Al Green of Texas, is presenting the forum, where policymakers
and practitioners will discuss the impact on community development.
• CBCF
Congressional Fellowship Program Begins 2008 Policy Issue Series
• CBCF Fellow
Presents Environmental Justice Issue Forum (PDF)
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CBCF, the CBC Health Braintrust and the National
Minority Quality Forum are collaborating on a joint Spring Health Braintrust
and 5th Annual Health Disparities Leadership Summit, which is themed
'Health Equity and Justice Now.' The event is set for April 14 and 15,
2008, at The Ritz Carlton Hotel, 1150 22nd Street, NW, Washington. For
more information, contact Britt Weinstock, senior health policy advisor
in the Office of Del. Donna M. Christensen (USVI).
• Register
for Joint Braintrust and Leadership Summit
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CBCF President & CEO Elsie L. Scott, Ph.D.,
reflects on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 40th
anniversary of his death and the Foundation’s efforts to continue
his good works. “There has been much progress in America since
Dr. King’s untimely death – and yet our nation still has
so far to go,” Dr. Scott said.
• CBCF
Signs on to Black Unity Family Letter (NCBCP)
• The Martin
Luther King Jr. Holiday Bill (Avoice Exhibit)
• The
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Program (PDF)
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The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and
General Mills are supporting the second-annual Sisters Saving Hearts
grant initiative as part of the Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts campaign.
The grassroots program will award five $5,000 grants to individuals
or service organizations working to raise awareness for heart disease
prevention. Nominations deadline: March 14.
• Visit
the Sisters Saving Hearts Web Site
• Read
a Letter From CBCF President Elsie L. Scott, Ph.D.
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