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The Oliver Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas is one of the most well-known Supreme Court cases in this history of the United States. At the core of the case, which included suits against school boards in Topeka, Kansas and several other states, was the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling in which the […]

April 22, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual day of action and advocacy to protect the environment and help preserve our planet’s resources. The first Earth Day in 1970 was a significant marker in the development of the modern American environmental movement. What began as a day of environmental teach-ins across […]

Mission The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) was established in 1976 as a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy, research and educational institute. Our mission is to serve as the non-partisan policy-oriented catalyst that educates future leaders and promotes collaboration among legislators, business leaders, minority-focused organizational leaders, and organized labor to effect positive and sustainable change […]

On February 24, 2010, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation commemorated Black History Month by hosting the Avoice Heritage Celebration at the Hyatt Regency Washington in Washington, D.C. The event recognized and honored individuals and organizations that exemplify the spirit of the Foundation’s Avoice Virtual Library Project. Dr. John Hope Franklin (posthumously), the Shomburg Center for […]

The National Women’s History Project (NWHP) has declared the 2010 Women’s History Month theme is “Writing Women Back into History.” “It often seems that the history of women is written in invisible ink,” says the NWHP, “Even when recognized in their own times, women are frequently left out of the history books.” In keeping with […]

February 2010 Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, first proposed the idea of “Negro History Week” in February 1926. Since then the idea has evolved into Black History Month. We take the opportunity every February to honor the history of African-American contributions to American […]

Honoring Dr. King January 2010 Our federal holidays honor the great heroes of our nation and it is only fitting that we celebrate Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. each year. This January, let us pause to not only acknowledge his contributions to our nation, but also to remember a time of great struggle in our […]

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have been deeply committed ensuring America’s elderly, poor, and underrepresented have equal access to preventative and routine healthcare and services from the group’s founding in 1971. Since that time, the women of the CBC have played a major role in strengthening the link between community advocacy and healthcare legislation. […]

In 2007, Avoice conducted interviews with several of the still-living founders of the Congressional Black Caucus. These personal conversations capture the members’ memories on everything from their first days in Congress and the struggles they experienced in creating the caucus, to the many milestones reached by its members. Excerpts of these interviews are always available […]

On September 25, 2009, Avoice hosted an issue forum honoring the historic leadership of the CBC’s first female member, Rep. Shirley Chisholm, at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 39th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. Panelists spoke about Rep. Chisholm’s leadership on education issues, her run for President, how she helped open the halls of […]