WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released the "Startling Stats" factsheet detailing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) border encounter numbers for January 2024. Last month was the worst January on record for CBP, both nationwide (242,587) and at the Southwest border (176,205). The situation remains so dire that, for  more

ETTRICK, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- Virginia State University issued the following news: Virginia State University is pleased to announce Dr. Meldon Hollis as the keynote speaker for a virtual Black History Month program sponsored by the National HBCU Studies Data Collection and Research Center at VSU. A prominent figure in the advocacy for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hollis served as the First Executive Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs under President Jimmy Carter an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Richmond, VA - Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the winners of her inaugural Black History Month Essay Contest: Frances Widmer, a student at Albert H. Hill Middle School, and Zahara Flowers, a student at Petersburg High School. The competition aims to increase education and awareness of prominent figures in Black history. Middle school students explored the importance of Congresswo  more

FRISCO, Texas, Feb. 20 -- The Professional Golfers Association of America issued the following news release: Dr. Charlie Sifford will forever be known as the man who broke the color barrier in professional golf. In 1961, he became the first African American to earn membership on the PGA Tour (then run by the PGA of America). That was when the PGA of America also struck down its Caucasian-only clause. Sifford also became the first Black golfer inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, in 2004,  more