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August 22, 2019

Washington, DC – To commemorate Black Women's Equal Pay Day, which symbolizes how long into 2019 Black women must work to make what white, non-Hispanic men made in 2018, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D.

August 16, 2019

Charlotte, NC - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released the following statement after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to deny Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar from entering Israel:

August 6, 2019

Charlotte, NC - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released the following statement on the death of author Toni Morrison.

July 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, during the 2nd Annual Diversity in Tech Summit, the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus announced the addition of BB&T, SunTrust, IBM, Visa, Twitter, Allstate, Zillow, and GlaxoSmithKline into its landmark HBCU Partnership Challenge.

July 24, 2019

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D.

July 18, 2019

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act:

July 16, 2019

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after voting in support of the resolution condemning President Trump's racist comments directed at Members of Congress:

July 15, 2019

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) released the following statement following a series of racist tweets from President Trump:

July 13, 2019

Charlotte, NC - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) released the following statement on reports that immigration authorities would begin raids targeting people for deportation.

July 11, 2019

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC -12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14), founders and co-chairs of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, convened 32 of the leading organizations working to address the Black maternal health crisis for the Caucus' first- ever stakeholder summit.