Oversight: Representing the Interests of Blacks and Latinos in Congress

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At its formal founding in , the caucus had thirteen members. As of , there have been eight African-American senators since the caucus's founding. Cowan was appointed to temporarily serve until a special election after John Kerry vacated his Senate seat to become U. The caucus is officially non-partisan; but, in practice, the vast majority of African Americans elected to Congress since the CBC's founding have been Democrats.

Eight black Republicans have been elected to Congress since the caucus was founded in Of these eight, only half have joined the CBC: Evans, Franks, West, and Love. Edward Brooke was the only serving African-American U. Senator when the CBC was founded in , but he never joined the group and often clashed with its leaders.

Evans , a non-voting delegate from the Virgin Islands, became the first Republican member in the group's history. Gary Franks was the first Republican voting congressman to join in , though he was at times excluded from CBC strategy sessions, skipped meetings, and threatened to quit the caucus. Watts did not join the CBC when he entered Congress in , and after Franks left Congress in , no Republicans joined the CBC for fourteen years until Allen West joined the caucus in , though fellow freshman congressman Tim Scott declined to join.

Senator who refused to join the CBC.

In , two African-American Republicans were elected to the House. Upon taking office, Will Hurd of Texas declined to join the caucus, while Mia Love of Utah, the first black Republican congresswoman, joined, [11] declaring an intent to "try to take that thing apart from the inside out," saying that "in order to effect change, you can't do it from the outside in.

All past and present members of the caucus have been African-American. However, after his election, his application was refused. In response to the decision, Rep.

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Cohen referred to his campaign promise as "a social faux pas" because "It's their caucus and they do things their way. You don't force your way in. You need to be invited. William Lacy Clay, Jr. William Lacy Clay Sr. Cohen asked for admission, and he got his answer. He's white and the caucus is black.

It's time to move on.

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We have racial policies to pursue and we are pursuing them, as Mr. It's an unwritten rule. Cohen will have to accept what the rest of the country will have to accept—there has been an unofficial Congressional White Caucus for over years, and now it's our turn to say who can join 'the club. Primarily, we are concerned with the needs and concerns of the black population, and we will not allow white America to infringe on those objectives. Later the same week Representative Tom Tancredo , Republican of Colorado, objected to the continued existence of the CBC as well as the Democratic Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Republican Congressional Hispanic Conference arguing that "It is utterly hypocritical for Congress to extol the virtues of a color-blind society while officially sanctioning caucuses that are based solely on race.

If we are serious about achieving the goal of a colorblind society, Congress should lead by example and end these divisive, race-based caucuses. African-American representatives had begun to enter the House in increasing numbers during the s, and they had a desire for a formal organization.

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All the members of the caucus landed on the master list of Nixon political opponents. Rangel of New York. Founding members of the caucus were Shirley Chisholm , William L. Nixon refused to meet with the newly formed group, and so the group chose to boycott his State of the Union, leading to their first joint political victory and press coverage. In , the organization was involved in the founding of TransAfrica , an education and advocacy affiliate that was formed to act as a resource on information on the African continent and its Diaspora.

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S history and to devise the legislative strategy for the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of that was later vetoed by Ronald Reagan , and subsequently overridden. The organization continues to be active today and works on other campaigns.

In late , after Republicans attained a majority in the House , they announced plans to rescind funding for 28 "legislative service organizations" which received taxpayer funding and occupied offices at the Capitol, including the CBC. Then-chairman Kweisi Mfume protested the decision. The House did abolish the legislative service organizations, including the CBC, by a voice vote on H. The caucus is sometimes invited to the White House to meet with the president.

The following representatives have served as chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is the latest accepted revision , reviewed on 18 September Charles Diggs MI — Louis Stokes OH — Charles Rangel NY — Yvonne Brathwaite Burke CA — Parren Mitchell MD-7 — Cardiss Collins IL-7 — Mickey Leland TX — Ron Dellums CA-8 — Edolphus Towns NY — Kweisi Mfume MD-7 — Donald Payne NJ — Maxine Waters CA — Jim Clyburn SC-6 — Eddie Bernice Johnson TX — Elijah Cummings MD-7 — Mel Watt NC — The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy.

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