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Pekau Files for Congress on the First Day with Nearly 2,500 Signatures

“While other Republican candidates talk about solving challenges like crime, inflation, and the economy, I’ve actually done it. That’s why 6th District residents are signing up for our campaign in droves—they know I’m the only Republican who can defeat far left Democrats Marie Newman and Sean Casten.”

Karin Norington-Reaves Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address

We are in a troubling moment in history, with so many problems both at home in our communities and abroad

USBC President Ron Busby Responds to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address

President Biden’s State of the Union address is an opportunity to "celebrate the progress we have made and also a time to reflect on the work that must be done to ensure that Black-owned businesses are positioned to not only compete but win as we work towards building a better America together."

Karin Norington-Reaves Supports Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

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“Today, young Black women will see it is possible for them to reach the highest court in the land - the ultimate achievement for a jurist,” wrote Norington-Reaves.

Molson Coors Dedicates $1 Million to Thurgood Marshall College Fund to Support Next Generation of Diverse Leaders

The funding will support programs focused on providing educational resources, leadership development and career opportunities for students attending HBCUs. #HBCU

Rush Workforce Diversity Amendment Passes House As Part Of America COMPETES Act

Rep. Rush secured an amendment in the House-passed bill that would require any company applying for the pot of $52 billion in semiconductor incentives to provide data on the diversity of its workforce, which would then be aggregated and published in a biannual report.  #BobbyRush

Rush Applauds Unanimous Senate Passage of Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley

“The lynching of Emmett Till changed my life and it changed our entire nation,” said Rush #BobbyRush

Rush Announces $408.2 Million to Help Illinois Families Lower Energy Costs This Winter

“I grew up in a single-parent household and I know from experience what it feels like to not be sure whether you’ll have enough money to keep the heat on in the winter,” said Rush. #BobbyRush

Jimmy Lee Tillman II Responds to President Biden’s January 7th Economic Report

"In Illinois, Black unemployment is a shameful 10.8 with no sign of going down and no sound from any elected officials." #JimmyLeeTillman

Attorney Ben Crump Responds to the Sentencing of Defendants in the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery

"But because of the video, and the public cries for accountability, Ahmaud’s killers have finally been held to account – first by the jury and in today’s sentencing." #BenCrump

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