Reps. García and Fitzpatrick, Sen. Markey, Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Supports for Airport Service Workers
year, airport frontline workers, who are predominantly Latino, Black and immigrant, are barely making ends meet. In fact
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Ramirez, Johnson Host Oversight Hearing on the Threat to Democracy Posed by ICE’s Use of Technology for Mass Surveillance
January 2025 alone. “As a Chicagoan, I know Black and Brown communities are no strangers to overpolicing, surveillance
Ramirez Statement on DHS’s Expansion & Consolidation of Police State
murdering people on the streets. Black and Brown communities know too well the impacts of state-inflicted violence
Underwood Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Birthright Citizenship
when citizenship is conditional it is immigrants and Black Americans who are forced to prove our legitimacy
Ramirez, Garcia, Davis, and Local Officials Hold Oversight Hearing on Pathways to Citizenship for DACA, Undocumented Immigrants
must also push for protections for our Black and Brown communities that are also facing attacks from this
Quigley Statement on Cross Burning in Grant Park
long history of using cross burnings to terrorize Black Americans is part of the darkest periods … effort to wield the federal government to hurt Black communities. We must call out this rampant racism
Quigley Decries House Republicans Wasting Taxpayer Money on CPS Hearing
Chicago Public Schools for supporting programs to ensure Black students are performing on par with their peers. Instead
Reps Ramirez, Takano, Lee Join CPS Educators and Parents and Human Rights Leaders Demand an End to Republican Attacks on Trans, Black, Brown Students
administration and Republicans' attacks on trans children and Black and Brown students. Image During the press conference, speakers … invest in schools, not debating whether Black and other students deserve targeted supports,” said Chicago special education teacher
Chicago’s Congressional Delegation Defends CPS’s Students, Educators, Parents Against Republican Attacks
administration and Congressional Republicans’ persecution of diverse LGBTQI+, Black, and Brown students, educators, and parents from Chicago Public
Reps. Davis, Cohen, Clyburn Lead Legislation to Create Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park
Partnership with Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Institute, and Black Communities Helped Educate Generations of African American Children across … Washington, the Tuskegee Institute, and thousands of Black communities across the South to help build Rosenwald Schools, which
Schakowsky, Blunt Rochester Introduce Legislation to Improve Maternal Health Care and Save Moms’ Lives
Schakowsky (IL-09), a Founding Member of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, introduced the Innovative Maternal Payment … payment models and improving maternal health outcomes nationwide. “Black women in the U.S. are still far more likely
Ramirez leads 31 members of Congress to Demand Trump End Unlawful Plans in Cuba, Stops Usage of Guantánamo Bay for Immigration Detention
once and for all, to the black hole of violence and torture that Guantánamo has come to represent … once and for all, to the black hole of violence and torture that Guantánamo has come to represent
Adams, Underwood Announce Maternal Health Priorities Included in FY25 Appropriations Law
total to $253 million+ to date WASHINGTON — The Black Maternal Health Caucus (BMHC) secured over $363 million … maternal health crisis and its disproportionate impact on Black moms. “For the sixth year
Congressman Danny K. Davis Statement on the Retirement Announcement of Congressman Steve Cohen
Democratic Caucus and alongside members of the Congressional Black Caucus and other coalitions committed to advancing civil rights
Congresswoman Ramirez on Republican Targeting of Trans Youth, Subpoena of Chicago Public School Leadership
requires a public enemy. Whether it is immigrants, Black voters, Palestinian activists, or trans youth, the Trump administration
Ramirez, García, Jackson Local Officials Hold Field Hearing on Urgency of Raising Minimum Wage
that work these jobs, most of whom are Black and Brown, usually, women, who are historically disadvantaged when
Durbin, Sorensen Introduce Legislation to Streamline Collection of Educator Workforce Data
National Association of Secondary School Principals, Center for Black Educator Development, Latinos for Education, Teacher Education Division
Statement from Congressman Danny K. Davis on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Undermining Voting Rights
further erode critical safeguards that protect voters, particularly Black communities and other minority groups, and opens the door
Congressman García’s Statement on Supreme Court Decision Gutting the Voting Rights Act
right to fair representation by our elected leaders. Black, Latino, Native and other communities of color deserve
Representatives García, Ramirez, Simon, Mejia, Workers & Labor Leaders Introduce the Living Wage for All Act
hardest on women, workers with disabilities, tipped workers, Black and brown workers, and working families already struggling … Center (SPLC), Alliance for a Just Society, Black Women’s Roundtable, National Coalition for Black Civic Participation, Patriotic
Ramirez, García, Simon, Mejia, Workers & Labor Leaders Introduce the Living Wage for All Act
hardest on women, workers with disabilities, tipped workers, Black and brown workers, and working families already struggling … Center (SPLC), Alliance for a Just Society, Black Women’s Roundtable, National Coalition for Black Civic Participation, Patriotic
Ramirez, García, Simon, Mejia Workers & Labor Leaders Introduce the Living Wage for All Act
hardest on women, workers with disabilities, tipped workers, Black and brown workers, and working families already struggling … Center (SPLC), Alliance for a Just Society, Black Women’s Roundtable, National Coalition for Black Civic Participation, Patriotic
Ramirez Moves to Subpoena Miller, Homan After their Failure to Testify in Homeland Security Committee
testimony of Marimar Martinez and Rev. David Black from Chicago, army veteran George Retes, Jr from California
Ramirez Moves to Subpoena Miller, Homan After their Failure to Testify in Homeland Security Committee
testimony of Marimar Martinez and Rev. David Black from Chicago, army veteran George Retes, Jr from California
Rep. Kelly confronts Secretary RFK Jr. about Medicaid cuts, Black maternal health at Congressional hearing
improving. Rep. Kelly quickly corrected him and stated Black women are still three times more likely