Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Voting Rights Act Conference

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Voting Rights Act Conference: Strengthening Diversity in Democracy

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To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor

Contact: Priscilla Clarke, 202-723-2200 or pclarkepr@aol.com, Patty Rice, 202-263-2829 or price@cbcfinc.org

News Advisory:

WHAT: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Voting Rights Act Conference: Strengthening Diversity in Democracy

WHO:

Rep. Kendrick Meek (news, bio, voting record), CBCF Chair

Dr. Don Tharpe, CBCF President and CEO

Rep. Mel Watt, CBC Chair

Sen. Joe Biden

Sen. John Kerry

Sen. Barak Obama

Sen. Richard J. Durbin (news, bio, voting record)

Sen. Barbara Boxer (news, bio, voting record)

Sen. Ken Salazar

Rep. Charles Rangel (news, bio, voting record)

Rep. John Conyers (news, bio, voting record)

Rep. Danny Davis (news, bio, voting record)

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (news, bio, voting record)

Rep. Diane Watson (news, bio, voting record)

Rep. Bobby Scott (news, bio, voting record)

Rep. Chaka Fattah (news, bio, voting record)

Rep. Artur Davis (news, bio, voting record)

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record)

H. Patrick Swygert, President, Howard University

Representatives from grassroots and Civil Rights organizations

WHEN: March 9, 2006

WHERE: Library of Congress/Capitol Hill

See schedule at http://www.cbcfinc.org for full details.

WHY: In 1965, Congress enacted the Voting Rights Act (VRA) to address gross violations of black voting rights in the South. Since that time, black representation in Congress has increased almost fivefold. Several provisions of the VRA are temporary and are due to expire in August 2007 unless they are reauthorized. The VRA Conference will provide a platform for legislators, scholars, activists and members of the community to examine the anticipated expiration of several sections of the VRA, gauge national trends in voting rights violations, and explore possible policy remedies. For a complete conference schedule or more information visit http://www.cbcfinc.org


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