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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke to supporters at a campaign rally on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles. She was joined by many dignitaries who al…

Matthew Wasniewski and Farar Elliott used a selection of artifacts from their collections to tell the story of black members of congress between the 1920s and the 1970s. This program draws u…

Matt Wasniewski presented a history of African Americans who have served in Congress, using images from the Web site, “Black Americans in Congress.” He also responded to questions. Then form…

Members of Congress and several mayors discussed the topic, “Crime in the Cities: America’s Mayors Fight Back.” Topics included murders, crime statistics, police departments, and gun regist…

The Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a forum called “Paths to Success: A Forum on Young African-American Men.” The forum featured Bill Cosby and a panel of national leaders and young people …

Members paid tribute to the life and career of civil rights activist and first black U.S. representative, Shirley Chisholm. They talked about her impact on policy making, humanitarian issues…

Panelists discussed polling in the presidential campaigns. Particular emphasis was placed on the influence of Zogby International’s polls. Zogby International sponsored this event.

As part of the fourth U.S.-Africa business summit, African and U.S. officials, AIDS experts and others talked about governmental and private efforts to combat AIDS on the African continent.

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nuclear weapons situation in Korea.

Authors at the 2001 Harlem Book Fair spoke about their works. Former California Congressman Ron Dellums talked about his memoir Lying Down with the Lions. Emily Bernard spoke about her new b…

Former Representative Dellums talked about his book Lying Down With the Lions: A Public Life from the Streets of Oakland to the Halls of Power, published by Beacon Press. Chronicling the aut…

Former Representative Ron Dellums (D-California), and C. Payne Lucas, President of Africare, described the extent of the AIDS epidemic in Africa and the resources necessary to fight it. They…

As part of the National Training Conference, Former Democratic Representative from California Ronald Dellums and others discussed the direction they want African Americans to take in the fu…

Current and former members of the House and Senate gathered to pay tribute to Rep. Ronald Dellums (D-CA) who retired from the House of Representatives. He was congratulated and praised for h…

House National Security Committee members heard testimony from Defense Secretary William Cohen and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Henry Shelton on the fiscal year 1999 defense budget…

The House continued debate on the renaming of Washington Airport after Ronald Reagan and National education testing.

The House debated President Bill Clinton’s budget and passed a FAA Authorization bill and Patriotic Observations bill.

Rep. Dellums announced he would leave Congress on February 6. He stated that he wanted to regain a more private life after thirty years in public office and stressed he still believed that i…

The U.S. House of Representatives continued to work on Fiscal Year 1998 Appropriations Bill.

The House returned from recess to debate Fiscal Year 1998 spending and a bill to repeal a House rule allowing subpoenaed witnesses to choose not to testify in hearings in front of cameras.