Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 3, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 3, 2020
The Honorable Adam Clayton Powell Jr. became the first African American to be elected to Congress from NY, 1945.
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr., A Civil Rights Trailblazer for the African American People
February 28, 2019
Pastor, politician, and activist Adam Clayton Powell Jr. is arguably the greatest African American political leader of his time. This is his story.
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Shuts the Door on Discriminatory Political Climate
September 14, 2018
“From the tone of the presidential campaign, to where the Klu Klux Klan makes their appearances regularly, to the deportation of hundreds of immigrants, to the ban on Muslims, to the children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border—that is where the CBC steps in.”