The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) recently held its 48thConference in Washington DC. For the first time in the foundation’s history, two senators — Senator Cory Booker (New Jersey) and Senator Kamala D. Harris (California) served as honorary co-chairs for the 48th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). Historically, co-chairs have been members of the U.S. House of Representatives. ... read more »

Maxine Waters graced the cover of Essence magazine in 2017. ... read more »

The run-up to the 2018 congressional elections has begun. With 40 Republican representatives deciding not to run again, the party’s majority in the House is at risk. President Donald Trump has announced he plans to stump for Republicans across the country, seeking to make the election a referendum on him. Characteristically, a centerpiece of his approach is to use race as a weapon to divide and distract us. ... read more »

Dellums was a fierce, focused fighter for justice, an anti-war activist who served in the military, authored several CBC Alternative Budgets (budgets that focused on human needs rather than military buildup) and was an indefatigable fighter for South African freedom. ... read more »

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and several other members of California's congressional delegation sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration asking it to reverse a decision to terminate funding for the Los Angeles Automated Complaint System. They also asked for improvements that would more accurately track helicopters across Los Angeles County. ... read more »

According to the Oath Keepers (an anti-government militia) website, the hate group is planning an “ongoing” protest at California Rep. Maxine Waters' congressional offices in Los Angeles beginning Thursday. ... read more »

As my grandmother used to say, sometimes it really is the squeaky wheel that gets the oil. ... read more »

Honoring Congresswoman Maxine Waters – Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award “EMBRACING THE FUTURE”: Education-Women-Diversity. The David S. Cunningham, Jr. scholarship award was given to Gianna Mack the granddaughter of the late John Mack. ... read more »

California Congresswoman Maxine Waters recently stepped up to file legislation designed to cure many of the regressive ills pushed by Secretary Carson. On June 26, she introduced a bill entitled, Restoring Fair Housing Protections Eliminated by HUD Act of 2018. ... read more »

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Rep. Maxine Waters tells attendees at a Keep Families Together rally in Los Angeles to resist the president’s intolerance by publicly confronting and harassing his Cabinet members and affiliates. Democrats and Republicans alike disagree. ... read more »

Waters’ sentiments have not fared well with many Republicans and Democrats who fear that this mentality is against the country’s democratic values. ... read more »

Los Angeles Sentinel June 2018 Endorsement Slate ... read more »

Congresswoman Maxine Waters has dedicated 41 years of her life to public service, tackling some of the most controversial issues with her “no-nonsense” style of politics.  ... read more »

TIME magazine recently honored Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. ... read more »