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CHARLOTTE – On Friday, February 25 at 12:00 Noon, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will host a Virtual Black History Month Small Business Forum on Zoom.

Interested parties can register here, or at adams.house.gov/small-business.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in honor of Black History Month, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Representatives A. Donald McEachin (D-VA-04), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced the bipartisan African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Washington, D.C.– Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) has introduced the Gateway to Careers Act in the US House of Representatives with co-leads Representatives David Scott, Ilhan Omar, Antonio Delgado, and Raja Krishnamoorthi. The bill will create a career pathway grant program for community college and career and technical education (CTE) students.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Representative French Hill (R-AR-02), co-chairs of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, have introduced a resolution condemning threats of violence against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and reaffirming support for HBCUs and their students.

A copy of the resolution is available here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the HBCU Caucus,along with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, secured $1.2 billion for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in the America COMPETES Act, which passed the House on Friday.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), and Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), introduced a resolution honoring the leaders of the Greensboro Four Sit-In of 1960 and recognizing this important moment in the American Civil Rights Movement.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty and HBCU Caucus Founder and Co-Chair Alma Adams issued the following joint statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, and HBCU Caucus co-chair Representative French Hill (R-AR-02) issued the following statement on the second round of bomb threats targeting Historically Black College and University Campuses. No fewer than six HBCUs received bomb threats this morning: