CBC
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CBC is the common abbreviation for the Congressional Black Caucus, an organization of African American members of the United States Congress focused on advancing legislative priorities for Black communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CBC canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative caucus
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| composition | African American members of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicFocus | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
advocacy for Black communities
ⓘ
legislative advocacy ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Andrew Young
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Augustus F. Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Barbara Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Cardiss Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles B. Rangel NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles C. Diggs Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ George W. Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold R. Ford Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ John Conyers NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ Parren J. Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Metcalfe NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert N.C. Nix Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Dellums NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Chisholm NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter E. Fauntroy NERFINISHED ⓘ William L. Clay Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvonne Brathwaite Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMembershipCriteria | membership limited to Black members of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
members of the United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
members of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeFocus |
civil rights
ⓘ
criminal justice reform ⓘ economic justice ⓘ education policy ⓘ health care equity ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | “the conscience of the Congress” ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for sanctions against apartheid South Africa
ⓘ
support for the Voting Rights Act reauthorizations ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Congress caucus system ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| shortName | CBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://cbc.house.gov ⓘ |
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