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Black History Month: Congressional Black Caucus [1]

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Date: 2023-02-19  

Good afternoon, everyone, and Happy Black History Month.

I thought about the history and story behind the Congressional Black Caucus.

Here's an excerpt from the Congressional Black Caucus website, providing the founding members' names.

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) was established in 1971 by 13 founding members. The founding members include: Rep. Shirley A. Chisholm (D-N.Y.)

Rep. William L. Clay, Sr. (D-Mo.)

Rep. George W. Collins (D-Ill.)

Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.)

Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-Calif.)

Rep. Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (D-Mich.)

Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins (D-Calif.)

Rep. Ralph H. Metcalfe (D-Ill.)

Rep. Parren J. Mitchell (D-Md.)

Rep. Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. (D-Pa.)

Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

Rep. Louis Stokes (D-Ohio)

Del. Walter E. Fauntroy (D-D.C.)

I look at that list and see admirable people.

​​​​​​My definition of a legislative record is the record of laws that the President of the United States has signed. It would probably help to mention there is a process; the bill has to pass the House committee to reach passing the House floor to reach passing the Senate then pass the House floor again to the President to sign it into law.

Here's Shirley Chisholm's legislative record.

Here's John Conyers, Senior's legislative record.

Here's Ronald Dellums' legislative record.

Here's Charles B. Rangel's legislative record.

Here's Louis Stokes' legislative record.

Besides some of the founding members’ legislative records, I would like to include Mickey Leland's, Stephanie Tubbs-Jones's, Carol Moseley Braun's, Barack Obama's, Cory Booker's, and in

Kamala Harris's legislative records in this diary.

You’re welcome to post links of Congressional Black Caucus members, past and present, in the comments section.

Thank you for reading and Happy Black History Month!

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