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The Congressional Black Caucus' challenge to the Obama administration to do more for the unemployed - particularly jobless African Americans - has had some positive effect.

The ten members of the Congressional Black Caucus who serve on the House Financial Services Committee - Reps.

The 10 Black members of the powerful House Finance Committee are still being applauded this week by the Black Press and Black leaders nationally for boldly boycotting a committee meeting in order to force a $4 billion allocation to benefit the Black community.

Nearly 40 years have passed since Pete ONeal rolled the streets of Kansas City, a strident fixture in the black empowerment movement.

As the recession continues to weigh heavily on the livelihoods of millions, the Fox News Channel effectively made a case on Monday for lowering the minimum wage, suggesting it could be "better for workers." "The minimum wage is kind of like a sacred cow in Washington, with many, many lawmakers thinking it's a win-win for low-skilled workers," said ...

It was the kind of e-mail you send when it seems your entire life is being put on hold.

Reporting from Washington - With her party firmly in power, Rep. Maxine Waters didn't think enough attention was being paid to the economic troubles of minorities.

Mayor Sal Garza's decision to name the Wednesday before Thanksgiving No Complaint Day caught the eye of national media, with Galesburg popping up in USA Today, NPR and even across the pond on London's BBC.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus called on President Obama Friday to address the skyrocketing unemployment rate facing minorities -- especially African-Americans and Latinos -- and greater economic conditions plaguing low-income communities.

Daisy Vidal thought she was lucky. She was offered a more affordable mortgage on a trial basis, which she thought would allow her to hold on to her home.

Union leaders, among the most passionate backers of President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, pressed Democratic senators Thursday to drop a tax on high-value insurance plans to pay for remaking the nation's system.

Cue up "Do the Hustle." Looks like the extortionists of the Congressional Black Caucus got their way.

Black lawmakers who have held their tongues during most of President Barack Obama's first year in office are stepping up their demands that the nation's first black president do more for minority communities hit hardest by the recession.

Even in the wake of the provocative remarks made by Senator Harry Reid comparing Republicans who oppose his healthcare socialization overhaul to opponents of abolition and civil rights , the left continues unabated in its incongruous interjection of "race." On last evening's O'Reilly Factor , Fox News social analyst, Columbia Professor and extreme ...

Executives for mortgage companies and government officials faced an angry congressional committee Tuesday concerning some of the problems with the Obama administration's mortgage-aid program aimed at avoiding foreclosures.

Only one in three homeowners who have signed up for the Obama administration's mortgage relief plan have sent back the necessary paperwork, highlighting continuing problems for the government's effort to stem the foreclosure crisis.

Congressional Black Caucus members are right to challenge President Barack Obama to do more on the economy, particularly on joblessness among African-Americans. While the overall unemployment rate for Americans fell slightly in November from 10.2 percent to 10 percent, the unemployment rate for African-Americans remains higher than others.

While the overall unemployment rate for Americans fell in November, the jobless gap between African-Americans and all other races actually rose, continuing a disturbing trend that has many lawmakers up in arms.

A Northwest Missouri native listened as U.S. senators made a case Thursday afternoon for legislation that bears his name.

The leaders of two of Kansas Citys most important 20th-century political clubs say theyre struggling to keep the organizations relevant in the 21st.