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The Homelessness Crisis – We Are Better Than This
Julianne MalveauxOpinion

The Homelessness Crisis – We Are Better Than This

Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire ContributorMarch 12, 2020

There are half a million people, mostly men, mostly white, but way too many African Americans. African Americans are 13 percent of the population and 40 percent of the homeless. The homeless are primarily concentrated in California, New York, Florida, and Texas, but you can find them in almost any community. Two-thirds of the homeless are sheltered on a given night, but a third are sleeping on the streets, on park benches, in alleys, under awnings. To quote the late great Congressman Elijah Cummings, “we are better than this.”

Remembering Congressman Elijah Cummings and the Journey Still Ahead
Charlene CrowellOpinion

Remembering Congressman Elijah Cummings and the Journey Still Ahead

Charlene CrowellNovember 7, 2019

The nationally televised October 25 funeral services for the late Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, paused partisan debates and revealed how a son of Baltimore worked tirelessly for his constituents and for this nation. In the days since his home-going, I have marveled at how his life’s work somehow brought together officials who held firm to their stark political divides but united to honor a man who believed that everyone deserved a fair chance at all America had to offer.

AME Church: Has the President Declared War on the Poor and People of Color?
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AME Church: Has the President Declared War on the Poor and People of Color?

AME Christian RecorderJuly 31, 2019

AME Church leaders issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s recent Twitter attacks against four Congresswomen of color, Congressman Elijah Cummings and the city of Baltimore. The statement was signed by Bishop Harry L. Seawright, president of the Council of Bishops; Bishop Gregory G.M. Ingram, president of the General Board; Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr., senior bishop; Bishop Frank Madison Reid III, chair of the Commission on Social Action; and Mrs. Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, director/consultant of Social Action. “The Bishops, Social Action Commission, members and servant leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal Church are appalled by the continued

Donald Trump Loses Battle in Court, Judge Rules Trump Cannot Block a House Subpoena of Financial Records
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Donald Trump Loses Battle in Court, Judge Rules Trump Cannot Block a House Subpoena of Financial Records

Associated Press- JESSICA GRESKOMay 20, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington ruled Monday against President Donald Trump in a financial records dispute with Congress. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, said Trump cannot block a House subpoena of financial records. He said the Democratic-led House committee seeking the information has said it believes the documents would help lawmakers consider strengthening ethics and disclosure laws, among other things. The committee’s reasons were “valid legislative purposes,” Mehta said, and it was not for him “to question whether the Committee’s actions are truly motivated by political considerations.” The decision comes

WATCH: House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings Checks Rep. Jim Jordan
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WATCH: House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings Checks Rep. Jim Jordan

Sentinel News WireApril 3, 2019

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Tuesday authorized Chairman Elijah Cummings to issue a subpoena for White House Personnel Security Director Carl Kline. The 22-to-15 party-line vote enables the committee to summon Kline to testify about its probe into the Trump administration’s security clearance process. The subpoena was authorized along with those for Attorney General William Barr, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Gore, who are summoned to testify on the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings and Others Expects Mueller Report to be Made Public
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Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings and Others Expects Mueller Report to be Made Public

Sentinel News WireFebruary 27, 2019

Chairs of six committees in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to Attorney General William Barr to inform him of their expectation that he will make Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report public “without delay and to the maximum extent permitted by law.” The letter follows news reports that suggest the Special Counsel investigation is nearing an end. The letter was signed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff, Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters, Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal and Committee

NAACP Celebrates 110th Anniversary of Freedom Fighting
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NAACP Celebrates 110th Anniversary of Freedom Fighting

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentFebruary 21, 2019

“Had there been no May 17, 1954 (the day the Supreme Court ruled in Brown V. Board of Education), I’m not sure there would have been a Little Rock. I’m not sure there would have been a Martin Luther King Jr., or Rosa Parks, had it not been for May 17, 1954. It created an environment for us to push, for us to pull,” Lewis said.