Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Congressional Black Caucus Members Appointed as Managers for the Senate Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump

LAWT News ServiceJanuary 24, 2020

The appointment of Representatives Jeffries and Demings as managers of the impeachment trial is a historic moment for the Congressional Black Caucus. This is the first time in history that members of the Congressional Black Caucus and women have been selected to play such a crucial role in a presidential impeachment hearing. Regardless of what happens, United States history will note that President Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives. We must now look towards our colleagues in the Senate, on both sides of the aisle, to have the courage to stand for a fair and open impeachment process with evidence and witnesses.”

News Political

CBC Calls Trump ‘Lawless,’ Demands Accountability

Jennifer Bihm, Contributing WriterDecember 27, 2019

Trump is accused of pressuring Ukraine to dig up damaging information on Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden, and his son Hunter. Biden is one of Trump’s key Democratic opponents.

Dr. Maulana Karenga Opinion

Houston, We Have A Problem: America, Spacetripping With Trump

Dr. Maulana KarengaAugust 1, 2019

This is not a drill. “Houston, we have a problem,” or more historically and currently correct, “Houston, we’ve had a problem, here.” It’s not a problem of a ship in space, but rather the ship of state, setting aside its best-documents claims and making a hard right turn towards its worst-practices. And both the captain and crew are unrepentantly and defiantly doing and saying immoral, mad, mean-spirited and small-minded things.

Julianne Malveaux Opinion

Our Planet is Melting. Who Cares?

Julianne MalveauxFebruary 15, 2019

Our world is melting. Glaciers are disappearing. Oceans are rising. Lowlands (mostly populated by low income and Black people) are disappearing. And, before Democrats took power in this term, few other than Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the New Green Deal have been able to address matters of climate change and, in the words of the New Poor People’s Campaign, “ecological devastation.”