“The Congressional Black Caucus is a racial political organization made up of the African-American members of the United States Congress. Although they claim race and party affiliation are not official requirements for membership, no white person has been allowed to …

Jackson Lee: “Through his use of Twitter to explain his reasoning for firing National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn, Trump has reawakened Americans’ interest in the quintessential questions: What did the President know and when did he now it?”

Jackson Lee: “Despite overwhelming opposition from voices clear across the country, Republicans in the U.S. Senate displayed their extreme greed by passing a cruel and immoral $1.7 trillion tax giveaway to wealthy corporations and the top one percent in the …

I was reared and schooled in Detroit, where poverty and oppression eloquently danced while violence and crime serenaded the communities.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and officials of CIMC-TianDa, a China-based firm, have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the company could develop a base of operations for manufacturing in Houston.

Jackson Lee: “The men and women of the FBI deserve respect and praise for the hard work they do in confronting threats, enforcing criminal laws and securing our democracy. It is outrageous that the Commander in Chief would persist in …

The tax bills passed by the House and the now the Senate include slightly more generous benefits for parents. Unless their children are undocumented immigrants.

Dialog Semiconductor is finding out what happens when you put most of your eggs (or apples, perhaps) in one basket.

President Donald Trump's personal attorney, John Dowd, claims the President cannot be guilty of obstructing justice, according to an interview with Axios.

With prosecutors calling for his client to spend the rest of his life in prison, Michael Slager's attorney painted him Monday as a dedicated and professional former law enforcement officer who'd never exhibited a tinge of racism.

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“World AIDS Day affords us an opportunity to reflect on our progress in fight against the global AIDS pandemic and to rededicate ourselves to ending the disease once and for all.

Jackson Lee: “The guilty plea by General Michael Flynn is the latest confirmation of the unspoken record of lies and deceit by Trump Administration officials surrounding illicit contacts with Russian agents.”

In a meeting yesterday, the NAACP and several civil rights organizations agreed with American Airlines on a package of changes to the company’s internal processes for addressing claims of racism and discrimination.

The first African-American to sit on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago is retiring from the bench next month. Ann Claire Williams, 68, was appointed to the appellate court in 1999 by President Bill Clinton.