WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following statement by Clarence Henderson, president of the Frederick Douglass Foundation of North Carolina, involving a remote hearing on Feb. 4, 2022, entitled "Examining the History and Importance of Lift Every Voice and Sing": * * * "Lift Every Voice and Sing" will forever have a powerful place in American history and will be a continual reminder that equality and justice  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the HBCU Caucus, along with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, secured $1.2 billion for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in the America COMPETES Act, which passed the House on Friday. Ameri  more