Blog Posts Related to the African American Community
September is Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
Posted by on September 23, 2011 at 12:08 PM EDTSeptember marks National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness month. With approximately 72,000 Americans living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), and an estimated two million, including 1 in 12 African Americans carrying the genetic trait for the disease, SCD represents the most commonly inherited blood disorder in this country. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Service’s Sickle Cell Disease Initiative is working to improve the lives of individuals and families struggling with the disease by improving access to quality care and collaborating with key partners in government, the private sector, researchers, and families affected by SCD.
Read HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ statement on National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
Learn more about Health CareAdministration Officials are Open for Questions at the CBCF Annual Legislative Conference
Posted by on September 21, 2011 at 5:43 PM EDTToday, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) kicks off its Annual Legislative Conference. President Obama is scheduled to deliver remarks at the Pheonix Awards Dinner on Saturday night. In addition, Obama Administration officials from the White House, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Treasury, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be on hand to answer questions and brief attendees on the Administration's initiatives. Below is a schedule of events and speakers:
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Time
Event
Participant(s)
7:00am - 10:30am
CBC Spouses Community Breakfast
Sean Donovan - Department of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary
9:00am - 11:50am
Veteran’s Affairs Brain Trust: The 10th Anniversary of the Global War on Terrorism: Civilian Transition Assistance for GI’s and Military Families
Gordon Burke - Department of Labor, Director of Operations and Programs for Veterans Affairs
10:00am - 12:00pm
CBC Roundtable with Senator Landrieu on Minority Business and Job Creation
Marie C. Johns - Department of Small Business Administration, Deputy Administrator
10:00am - 12:00pm
Representative Ellison’s Jobs and Justice for All Workshop
Sean Donovan - Department of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary
10:00am - 12:00pm
GSM Issue Forum- The Homelessness Experience of African American Veterans
Sara Manzano-Diaz - Director of the Labor Department’s Women’s Bureau
12:00pm - 2:30pm
ALC Black Elected Official Roundtable and Luncheon
Melody Barnes - Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
Hilda Solis - Department of Labor, United States Secretary of Labor
William Spriggs - Department of Labor, Assistant Secretary for Policy
1:00pm - 3:00pm
19thth Annual Transportation Braintrust: “Jobs in Transportation and Where to Find Them: The Untold Story”
David Matsuda - Department of Transportation, Maritime Administrator
1:30pm
Defending and Building on Healthcare Reform: Next Steps in the Fight for Healthcare for All
Anton Gunn - Department of Health and Human Services, Region IV Director
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Conference of Minority Transportation officials (COMTO) Brain Trust
Michael Kerr - Department of Labor, Assistant Secretary of OASAM
1:30pm – 5:00pm
“Ensuring African American Students Get the Education They Deserve: A Frank Discussion of Major Issues,” sponsored by Rep. Danny Davis
Denise Forte - U.S. Department of Education, Deputy Assistant Secretary
2:30pm
Rise and Fall and Rise Again of the Black Middle Class hosted by Rep. Karen Bass
William Spriggs - Department of Labor, Assistant Secretary for Policy
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Time
Event
Participant(s)
9:00am - 11:30am
Representative Chaka Fattah’s Issue Forum – America’s manufacturing Renaissance
Nicole Lamb-Hale - Department of Commerce - ITA, Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services
9:00am - 11:50am
Gregory W. Meeks 8th Annual Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit
Dr. Garth Graham - Department of Health and Human Services, Director - Office of Minority Health
9:00am - 11:50am
Veteran's Braintrust: The 10th Year of the Global War on Terrorism: Civilian Transition Assistance for GI’s and Military Families
Ed Jennings - Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Office, Region IV
9:00am - 11:50am
Science and Technology Brain Trust: Investing in America’s Future
Malcolm Jackson - United States Environmental Protection Agency, Assistant Administrator
9:00am - 12:00pm
Diversity in Financial Services: An Introduction to the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion
Dr. Lorraine Cole - Department of Treasury, Director - Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
9:30am - 1:00pm
Child Welfare Braintrust: Working to Keep Families Intact with Limited Resources
Bryan Samuels - Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and Families
10:00am - 12:00pm
Securing Our Future: Using New Technologies to Reduce America's Dependence on Foreign Fuel
Dr. Arun Majumdar - Department of Energy, Director - Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
10:00am - 12:00pm
The EPA and Public Health Brain Trust
Gina McCarthy - United States Environmental Protection Agency, Assistant Administrator
10:00pm - 12:00pm
Environmental Justice Brain Trust
Gwen Keyes Fleming - United States Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Administrator
10:00pm - 12:00pm
Conversation with Delegation of Educators and Students from Miami-Dade County, Sponsored by Rep. Frederica Wilson
Anthony Miller - U.S. Department of Education, Deputy Secretary
1:30pm-2:30pm
Rep. Richmond and Clarke's CBC Panel on Minority Business Development
Marie C. Johns - Department of Small Business Administration, Deputy Administrator
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Combating Childhood Obesity: The Need for Lifestyle Changes
Anton Gunn - Department of Health and Human Services, Region IV Director
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Energy Braintrust: The Global Energy Challenge: Crisis or Not?
Dr. Steven Koonin - Department of Energy, Undersecretary for Science
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Health Centers: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Dr. Garth Graham - Department of Health and Human Services, Director - Office of Minority Health
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Time
Event
Participant(s)
10:30am - 3:30pm
Ex-Offenders Forum: Collateral Consequences: Economic Cost of Incarceration on African-American Families and Communities
Tricia Kerney-Willis - Department of Treasury, Office of Training and Outreach
12:00pm – 2:00pm
IMPACT Young Elected Officials Roundtable
Biz Scott - Special Assistant to the President and Lead for Energy and Environment, White House Presidential Personnel Office
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Phoenix Award Gala
The 44th President of the United States of America
Barack ObamaLisa Jackson - United States Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator
Visit the CBCF website for a complete list of CBCF-ALC events.
Supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Posted by on September 19, 2011 at 6:57 PM EDTEarlier today, I delivered remarks at a conference organized by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs. It was a special honor to be here, because my own family owes so much to HBCUs. My great grandfather, Robert Taylor, was an architect who worked for almost his entire career with Booker T. Washington to design many of the buildings at Tuskegee University. And my father graduated from Howard University both for undergrad and for medical school. His education there prepared him for his extraordinary career that followed.
As President Obama has said, historically black colleges and universities are, “places where generations of African Americans have gained a sense of their heritage, their history, and their place in the American story.” In these times of challenge, all of us, whether we are in government, academia, non-profits, or the private sector, have to step up and accept new responsibilities. HBCUs do this every day.
As President Obama said, when he delivered the commencement address at Hampton University, “These schools feel the pain more acutely – they do more with less, and they enroll higher proportions of low- and middle-income students.” Today, many HBCUs are adapting and transforming themselves to meet the demands of the 21st century.
Learn more about Civil Rights, EducationTackling African American Unemployment with The American Jobs Act
Posted by on September 14, 2011 at 6:39 PM EDTThis past Friday, I travelled to Detroit to participate in the ‘State of the Black Family’ event at Greater Grace Church. The event, hosted by Bishop Charles Ellis was telecast on The Word Network. Because the Detroit metropolitan area has the highest unemployment rate of any metro area in the country, it is at the center of the nation’s job crisis. That also places it at the center of President Obama’s newly announced American Jobs Act.
The American Jobs Act creates more jobs right now. The Recovery Act halted the escalating loss of jobs that preceded its passage, and pushed growth from negative to positive. Despite that success, too many Americans are still looking for work but cannot find it.
President Obama took the bold steps necessary to insure the survival of the automobile industry and catastrophic job losses in Detroit; as a result the auto industry is now back to being profitable and once again hiring. But the city of Detroit still faces challenges. The American Jobs Act is specifically aimed at creating jobs now – for example by keeping teachers in the classrooms, not the unemployment line. The Act would prevent up to 280,000 teacher layoffs, while also keeping cops and firefighters on the job.
President Obama to Attend the 2011 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Award Dinner
Posted by on September 14, 2011 at 5:40 PM EDTBelow is a message from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation regarding this year's Phoenix Awards Dinner:
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) today announced President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend the Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner Saturday, September 24, 2011. The dinner concludes the Foundation’s 41st Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). President Obama is scheduled to address more than 3,000 expected attendees at the evening’s event.
Four distinguished individuals will receive the prestigious Phoenix Awards, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson; U.S. Representative and civil rights activist John Lewis; athlete and humanitarian George Edward Foreman, Sr; and civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery. President Obama himself was the recipient of the Phoenix Award in 2008, which recognizes individuals for their efforts and accomplishments that have made significant contributions to society, and symbolizes the immortality of the human spirit and an eternal desire to reach its full potential.
In addition, the six surviving founders of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will be honored during the evening, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of CBC. Actor and activist Hill Harper and WJLA veteran evening news anchor Maureen Bunyan will serve as co-emcees.
Visit the CBCF website to learn more about the Phoenix Awards Dinner.
President Obama to Deliver Remarks at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Dedication
Posted by on September 13, 2011 at 3:05 PM EDTOn Sunday, October 16, President Obama will deliver remarks at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial dedication on the National Mall.
More details will be released as they become available.
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