Background data for all members of the Congressional Black Caucus

Here is the list of all members of the Congressional Black Caucus with links to background information provided by SourceWatch.org.
About SourceWatch:
“…a collaborative project of the Center for Media and Democracy (http://www.prwatch.org) to produce a directory of the people, organizations and issues shaping the public agenda. SourceWatch’s primary focus is on documenting public relations firms, [...]

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Vacation idea #1: Go RV’n

If you are wanting to go away this summer on vacation but on a tight budget, you might want to consider doubling up with family or friends on a RV trip.
RVs are not just for old people, they are for the young as well. A few years ago, my family and I decided to rent [...]

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Minority Philanthropy: The Future Has Arrived (Susan Raymond, Ph.D.)

“In the African American community, the philanthropic spirit is not, admittedly, a “new new thing.” Charitable giving in the black community dates from at least the late 1700s, when Richard Allen and Absalom Jones founded societies of free men to support poor widows and orphans.”
“In metropolitan Boston, with the fastest growing urban black population in [...]

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What are the top 10 companies for African-Americans?

*The Top 10 Companies for African Americans had an average of 18.7 percent African-American employees in their work force and 21.6 percent of new hires were African Americans. This compares with 15.7 percent in the work force and 18.1 percent new hires for the Top 50, and 13.1 percent in the work force and 15.1 [...]

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