The NNPA Leadership Matters video series 2026 features six exclusive interviews with transformative Black leaders in politics, health care and technology airing over six weeks.
Congressional Black Caucus
Posted inPolitics
“Hands Off Blacksonian,” Says Congressional Black Caucus
Seven members of the Congressional Black Caucus have spoken out against the Trump Administration’s attempts to erase African American history, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and have vowed to protect these sites.
Posted inPolitics
Black Women in Congress Stand Strong Against Trump’s Agenda
Black women leaders in Congress, such as Reps. Yvette Clarke, Lateefah Simon, and Jasmine Crockett, are leading the resistance against President Trump’s administration’s harmful policies and ensuring their voices are heard.
Posted inNews
News Analysis: Kamala Harris for president
Vice President Kamala Harris has been endorsed by President Joe Biden to be the Democratic Party’s new nominee for re-election, and the party must unite behind her to defeat Donald Trump.
Posted inNews
Congressional Black Caucus officially endorses Biden
President Joe Biden has received the endorsement of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Posted inNews
House Minority Leader Jeffries rebukes Rep. Donalds’ controversial Jim Crow comments
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries denounced Rep. Byron Donalds’ claim that Black people were better off during Jim Crow.
Posted inNews
Rep. Omar proposes federal bill to protect Black women and girls
Rep. Ilhan Omar proposed the bill during the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in late September, where she believed it would gain support from her colleagues.
Posted inNational, News
Vivek Ramaswamy’s controversial remarks draw condemnation from Congressional Black Caucus
‘Ramaswamy’s words are not merely the ramblings of a deeply unserious person but count as part of a dark and calculated attempt to obfuscate the truth about racism in America.’
Posted inOpinion
Rebellion calls scoundrels, criminal systems into account
While people of goodwill sincerely debate, the Black political class does everything in its power to make sure that nothing much is accomplished at all.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Rep. Omar, Black Caucus members offer Black businesses help, hope
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and members of the Congressional Black Caucus discussed Black issues with Fifth District residents in Minneapolis on August 30.
Posted inLocal & State, National, News
The Omar agenda: a discussion of Black issues, reparations, and media
In part two of the MSR’s conversation with Ilhan Omar, she talk about her work with the Congressional Black Caucus, connecting with Black media and issues directly affecting African and African Americans.
Posted inLocal & State, News
The Omar Effect: On the pulse of controversy and change
U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar on her rise in notoriety, challenges and what she hopes to accomplish with her heightened platform.
Posted inOpinion
Rep. Maxine Waters will not be intimidated
Rep. Maxine Waters responded to Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s comments mocking her appearance Tuesday by declaring she would not be intimidated by “right-wing talking heads.” “I’m a strong Black woman and I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be undermined,” Waters said in an interview on MSNBC. “I cannot be thought to be afraid of […]
Posted inNews
Congressional Black Caucus grows to 49 members
During the ceremonial swearing-in event a few blocks from the White House, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), Inc., honored Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-La.), the new chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and members of the CBC that will serve during the 115th Congress. Shuanise Washington, the president and CEO of the CBCF, […]