CBC Takes Issue with State of the Union Address

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Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La.,hands the gavel to the new Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., during Congressional Black Caucus members swearing-in ceremony ot The Warner Theatre in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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The Congressional Black Caucus has taken issue with various items the president misrepresented in the State of the Union Address, including portions of an important immigration issue and the recognition of the 400 year marker for the enslavement of Africans in America.
Click ▶️ to listen to April Ryan’s White House Report:

Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La.,hands the gavel to the new Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., during Congressional Black Caucus members swearing-in ceremony ot The Warner Theatre in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan

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