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Showing posts with label Sheila Jackson Lee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sheila Jackson Lee. Show all posts
Friday, August 23, 2024

Daughter of the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee seeks to finish her term

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Erica Lee Carter, the daughter of late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee announced that she is running for her mother's seat in the 18...
Monday, July 29, 2024

The Word Network to Air Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee's Memorial Service Live on Thursday, August 1st

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The Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s celebration of life will be carried live on The Word Network on Thursday, August 1st at 12pm ET/11a...
Sunday, July 21, 2024

Thurgood Marshall College Fund mourns the loss of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

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The following is a statement from Thurgood Marshall College Fund(TMCF) President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams: Today we mourn the lo...
Sunday, August 29, 2021

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's speech at the March for Voting Rights

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On the 58th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee spoke to thousands gathered on the Mall...
Saturday, January 16, 2021

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee reintroduces Reparations Bill

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas recently reintroduced a bill that is the first step toward giving reparations to Black Americans...
Tuesday, July 14, 2020

U.S. Conference of Mayors expresses support for reparations

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Last month at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ (USCM) 88 th  Annual Meeting, the Conference’s Executive Committee unanimously passed a...
Saturday, August 10, 2019

Sheila Jackson Lee explains her bill #HR40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals

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Watch Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX 18th Distric)t explain her bill #HR40-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Am...
Saturday, June 15, 2019

House Judiciary Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Legislation to Study Slavery Reparations

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The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties has issued a press release about a hearing it...
Saturday, January 26, 2019

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Interim President and CEO Statement on the Resignation of Board Chair Rep. Jackson Lee

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WASHINGTON— Dr. Elsie L. Scott, interim president and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF), released the fol...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee kneels on House floor in solidarity with black athletes

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) kneeled on the House floor Monday night to show solidarity with NFL players defying President Trump to...
Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Black Caucus Dems take to Senate to protest Sessions

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Congressional Black Caucus members led a group of House Democrats to the Senate floor Wednesday in protest of Sen.  Jeff Sessions  (R...
Friday, September 16, 2016

Congressional Black Caucus Slams Trump's 'Birther' Response

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus PAC were less than happy with Donald Trump's admission that Pres. Obama was indeed bor...
Friday, September 11, 2015

Cory Booker Introduces Legislation to Give Formerly Incarcerated a Fair Chance

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Washington, DC –   Today, Members of Congress  led by U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) in the Senate and Reps. ...