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Avoice Heritage Celebration 2015 The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) will commemorate Black History Month 2015 by hosting its sixth annual Avoice Heritage Celebration from 6:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., February 24th, at The Hamilton, 600 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. The 2015 black history month theme “A Century of Black Life, History and […]

Avoice announces the passing of Senator Edward Brooke (MA). In 1966 Senator Edward Brooke became the first African-American popularly elected to the United States Senate. Hailing from Massachusetts, Brooke quickly rose as leader among his peers, tackling issues of discrimination and civil rights. As the co-author of the 1968 Fair Housing Act, Senator Brooke highlighted […]

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the Avoice Virtual Library Project will like to take a moment to thank each of you for your support of Avoice throughout the 2014 year. This year Avoice has continued to rise to the occasion, in finding new ways to highlight and preserve African American legislative history. With over […]

Examining the History & Impact of Title VII-Labor, Law and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Tune in as Representative Eleanor Holmes-Norton, Dr. Lorretta Johnson (AFT) and Dr. William Spriggs (AFL-CIO) discuss the history and impact of Title VII-Labor, Law and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 during the 44th Annual Legislative Conference. Listen as […]

ALC 2014 Avoice Forum With the benefit of 50 years of hindsight, Avoice will take a look at the monumental civil rights legislation of the 1960s and the role of the CBC on its passage and subsequent implementation. From the Civil Rights Act to the Voting Rights Act, African-American legislators, like Rep. Augustus Hawkins (CA) […]

Photo copyright Benedict J. Fernandez NEW Avoice Exhibit on African-American Leadership in Fair Housing Policy The Avoice Virtual Library is pleased to announce the launch of a new exhibit on the role of African-American members of Congress in shaping the nation’s fair housing policy. From passage of the 1968 Fair Housing Act to more recent […]

Join the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation & Avoice Virtual Library for the 2014 CBCF Avoice Student Workshop When: Wednesday, September 24th 2014, 9am-3pm Where: The National Archives Who: Open to 30 public and private school students, grades 8-12 from all districts. Students must be accompanied by a teacher. There is no charge for teachers or […]

For over 14 years members of the Congressional Black Caucus advocated for justice, freedom and equality in South Africa. Members introduced bills, organized rallies and participated in protests in opposition to the apartheid regime. On July 26th 1988, Representative Charles Rangel (NY-13) addressed the House of Representatives in an effort to gather support to toughen […]

Congresswoman Corrine Brown has represented the 3rd Congressional District of Florida since January 5, 1993 and has unapologetically fought for veterans affairs. On June 25th in 1996 Representative Corrine Brown (FL) introduced three amendments that called on the United States to improve research and health care services for women who served in the armed forced. […]

On May 17, 1954 the U.S Supreme Court declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional in Brown v Board of Education. Following this historic decision the members of the Congressional Black Caucus have fought consistently for education equality for African Americans and other minority groups across the United States. This year we mark sixty years since […]