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Investing in Black Women Owned Businesses: Bridging the Black Venture Capital Gap Panel Discussion
Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke and the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls hosted a panel discussion to highlight Black women who are managing venture capital funds, as well as Black female entrepreneurs who have received venture capital funding. This forum served to empower the next generation of Black investors by providing an introduction to the venture capital industry. Additionally, the discussion focused on the basics of VC funding, opportunities and challenges faced by … Continue Reading
February 14, 2024
Reps. Robin Kelly, Clarke, Watson Coleman, Fitzpatrick Introduce the Bipartisan Protect Black Women and Girls Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Congresswomen Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Co-Chairs of the Caucus on Black Women and Girls, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Protect Black Women and Girls Act. This bill would establish an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls in education, economic development, healthcare, labor and employment, housing, justice, and civil rights, to … Continue Reading
June 08, 2023
CBWG Rereleases Extended Black Women Best Policy Framework for How to Center Black Women in Policymaking
Washington, DC (June 8, 2023) – Today, the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, under the leadership of co-founder and co-chair Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), announced the re-release of an expanded version of “An Economy for All: Building a ‘Black Women Best’ Legislative Agenda” - a 145 page, comprehensive policy framework for how to center Black women at the root of policy-making, in order to achieve a more equitable, just future for … Continue Reading
January 23, 2023
CCBWG Statement on Governor Ron DeSantis's Decision to Ban AP African American Studies Classes
The Congressional Caucus of Black Women and Girls issued the following statement on Florida’s Department of Education’s decision to ban Advanced Placement African American studies classes: “Gov. DeSantis’s decision to ban AP African American studies courses is another example of an attempt to erase Black history in our education system. “Standing on the ideas that advanced African American courses are not “historically accurate” and violates … Continue Reading
December 20, 2022
CCBWG Year In Review
The Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls (CCBWG) is pleased to share our 2022 Year in Review. Our Year in Review graphic highlights the caucus's key accomplishments during the second term of the 117th Congress. The caucus co-chairs, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rep. Robin Kelly, and Rep. Yvette Clark, would like to thank the CCBWG members and their staffers for their efforts in making 2022 a successful year. CCBWG looks forward to continuing to elevate and empower the voices of Black … Continue Reading
December 08, 2022
Caucus on Black Women and Girls Statement on Brittney Griner's Release
The co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls issued the following statement on the release of Brittney Griner: “After months of continued efforts, we are pleased to hear about the release of wrongfully detained Brittney Griner. We are relieved that Brittney Griner will finally return home and reunite with her family and those who love her. “Throughout Griner’s wrongful detainment, the Caucus on Black Women and Girls has advocated … Continue Reading
October 25, 2022
Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Co-Chairs Issue Statement Regarding Russian court's Decision to Uphold Brittney Griner's Nine Year Sentence on Drug Charges
Today, Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Robin Kelly (IL-02), and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement regarding a regional Russian court’s decision to uphold Brittney Griner’s August conviction on charges of drug possession and drug smuggling with criminal intent. “Our outrage in the face of today’s injustice is surpassed only by my heartbreak for Brittney Griner and the life that was stolen from her. Nine years in a vicious Russian … Continue Reading
September 12, 2022
Co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Write Letter to White House Urging Action to Address Disparities in Federal Nutrition Programs
On Tuesday, September 6th, the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Yvette D. Clarke (NY-9), and Robin Kelly (IL-2), wrote a letter to President Biden in advance of the Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, to adjust priorities on the nation's food policy agenda to ensure the agenda is inclusive of the underserved, specifically Black women. The last Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, held in 1969, … Continue Reading
May 12, 2022
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May 11, 2022
Caucus on Black Women and Girls Statement on Brittney Griner’s Wrongful Detainment in Russia
The co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, Congresswomen Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Robin Kelly (IL-02) issued the following statement regarding the Russian government’s detainment of WNBA player Brittney Griner: "For three months now, Brittney Griner has been wrongfully detained in Russia on alleged drug charges. "Griner is a star professional athlete. She is also a Black woman. As the co-chairs of the Congressional … Continue Reading
May 05, 2022
Caucus on Black Women and Girls Statement Following Leaked Supreme Court Opinion
Today, Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Robin Kelly (IL-02), and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, issued the following statement on Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s draft majority opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that would overturn Roe v. Wade and deny millions of women the right to an abortion: “Fifty years ago, Roe v. Wade established that every woman holds the right to control … Continue Reading
April 07, 2022
Caucus on Black Women and Girls Introduces Resolution to Center Black Women in Policymaking
Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, Congresswomen Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Robin Kelly (IL-2), and Yvette Clarke (NY-9) introduced a resolution to consider legislative proposals found in the caucus’s March report, “An Economy for All: Building a ‘Black Women Best’ Legislative Agenda” to “repair the historical disparities that Black women endure and secure an economy that works for … Continue Reading
March 28, 2022
CBWG Releases Black Women Best policy Framework for How to Center Black Women
Today, the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, under the leadership of co-founder Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) released “An Economy for All: Building a ‘Black Women Best’ Legislative Agenda” a 133-page comprehensive policy framework for how to center Black women at the root of policymaking to achieve a more equitable and just future for all. The Black Women Best report argues that Black women, are among the last to recover from economic downturns & last to benefit during times … Continue Reading
February 25, 2022
Caucus on Black Women and Girls Endorses Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
Today we recognize a historic milestone for our country and democracy. For the first time in the Supreme Court’s 233-year history, a Black woman has been nominated to serve on the nation’s highest court. The Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls applauds and endorses President Biden’s nomination of Appellate Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as a United States Supreme Court Justice. We applaud this decision as one choice among a wide pool of strong candidates. We are confident that … Continue Reading
February 03, 2022
Rep. Kelly, Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls to Host Event Focusing on Missing Black Women and Girls
Congresswoman Robin Kelly and the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls will host “Not My Girls,” an interactive virtual forum focused on missing Black women and girls from Chicagoland this Saturday, February 5, 2022, at 10AM CST. “I look forward to hosting the Not My Girls forum next month, because it is critical that we discuss the many missing Black women and girls in our community and across the country,” said Congresswoman Kelly. “For too long, the cases of missing Black women … Continue Reading
December 23, 2021
2021 Year in Review from the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls
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October 20, 2021
Caucus on Black Women and Girls Co-Chairs Urge President to Appoint Black Woman to Head NIH
Washington, DC (October 22, 2021) - Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to nominate a Black woman to succeed Dr. Francis S. Collins as Director of the National Institute of Health (NIH). The NIH Director plays a substantial role in shaping the agency's research, planning, and activities across twenty-seven institutes and centers to combat major health threats like covid-19 and other infectious diseases, … Continue Reading
December 13, 2017
Speaker Remarks at Leading From The Black
Ifeoma Ike, Co-Founder of the #SheWoke Committee Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, Editor-in-Chief of Black Women in the US 2017 Barbara Arnwine, President of the Transformative Justice Coalition Janaye Ingram, Women’s March Board Member Kimberle Crenshaw, Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum Tanya Clay House, CEO of Clayhouse Consulting, … Continue Reading
May 04, 2017
Congresswoman Kelly Slams AHCA: “It Will Cost Families More While They Get Less”
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, released this statement following the House vote to strip 24 million Americans of their health insurance: “I’m extremely disappointed that my colleagues worked so hard to strip 24 million Americans – including 1.15 million Illinoisans – of the everyday peace of mind that comes from having health insurance. This bill is an unmitigated disaster and I’m proud … Continue Reading
May 04, 2017
Rep. Watson Coleman Condemns the House Passage of TrumpCare
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) issued the following statement on the House passage of TrumpCare: “The premature victory lap at White House is the latest illustration that this President and his backslappers in Congress care more about politics than the wellbeing of the constituents they swore to protect. While at the White House, House Republicans and the President celebrated the House vote for TrumpCare - an effective slap in the face to millions of men, … Continue Reading