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Representative Mervyn M. Dymally With a sad heart, Avoice announces the passing of former Representative Mervyn Dymally (CA). Rep. Dymally served his constituents for 12 years and has left a legacy of service to the people of the United States and the African Diaspora. As the first foreign-born person of African descent elected into state […]

Rep. Robert Smalls Robert Smalls represented South Carolina in the US House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879 (44th-45th Congress) and from 1882 to 1883 (47th-49th Congress). Smalls was enslaved until May 1862, when he successfully piloted a Confederate army ship into Union waters and gained freedom for him, his family and the crew. He […]

Representative Donald M. Payne “I enjoyed my experience as an intern for the AVOICE Project because it gave me an opportunity at a young age to experience the work place environment. More specifically, I enjoyed the fact that I was given tasks and was able to complete them knowing that the information I worked on […]

Shirley Chisolm – Avoice Women of the CBC Avoice is thrilled that Women’s History Month is upon us! The National Women’s History Project (NWHP) declared the 2012 Women’s History Month theme as “Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment.” With more women displaying empowerment now than ever before, it comes as no surprise that women are the […]

Shirley Chisolm – Avoice Women of the CBC Avoice is thrilled that Women’s History Month is upon us! The National Women’s History Project (NWHP) declared the 2012 Women’s History Month theme as “Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment.” With more women displaying empowerment now than ever before, it comes as no surprise that women are the […]

Representative Donald M. Payne With sadness, Avoice announces the passing of Representative Donald M. Payne (NJ-10). Rep. Payne was the first African American elected to Congress from New Jersey. During his 12 terms in Congress, Rep. Payne was a staunch advocate for Africa and civic issues involving working families and senior citizens. He was the […]

Avoice is excited to announce our current sponsors for the third annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Avoice Heritage Celebration. Anheuser-Busch State Farm Insurance CTIA The Wireless Foundation Prudential News Corporation Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers Natinonal Association of Broadcasters WalMart American Gaming Association Avoice appreciates your dedication to preserving the legacy of African-American legislators […]

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Avoice Heritage Celebration The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) will continue its commemoration of Black History Month by hosting its third annual Avoice Heritage Celebration (Avoice: African American Voices In Congress) from 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., February 15th, at the Eatonville Restaurant, 2121 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009. The […]

It is with deep regret that Avoice announces the passing of Ofield Dukes at age 79. Mr. Dukes played a major role in African-American legislative history. He was a huge supporter of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and encouraged its mission to develop leaders, impact policy, and educate the public. Most notably, he assisted in […]

Avoice is excited to announce our participation in Teaching about the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a teacher development training held at the National Archives on November 9, 2011. Avoice has partnered with the National Archives’ Center for Legislative Archives in order to provide a professional development workshop for teachers of the Association of Independent […]