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

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. The Challenge is now compromised of 35 national entities that are committed to working with HBCUs to forge stronger, strategic partnerships.

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. and the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus announced the start of the second annual Diversity in Tech Summit at Howard University in Washington, D.C.The Summit will convene 47 leading companies in the technology industry, 34 HBCUs, and the 94 Members of the HBCU Caucus.

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:

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:

"I was proud to vote for the resolution condemning the President's harmful tweets, and profoundly disappointed that my Republican colleagues would not stand up and do what was right. Their refusal to rebuke the President's racist and divisive comments is shameful, and nothing short of complicit."

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

"It's been more than twenty-four hours since the President's hateful, un-American tweets, and there has been no apology. Instead, the President has doubled down on his dangerous rhetoric, proving that he is a racist who is unfit to serve."

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

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.

The summit served as a listening session for Members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus to hear insights from a diverse group of stakeholders on their advocacy efforts and their recommendations for the Caucus.