AFRICAN AMERICANS

Addresses

I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., H9404 [28OC]

Amendments

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (H.R. 4510), H12284, H12291 [18DE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), S13406, S13417 [18NO], H12189 [18DE]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 4145), H10789 [17NO]

———direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 62), S13034, S13041 [16NO]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (S. 1285), S11893 [26OC]

Analyses

Congressional Black Caucus 2006 Budget Proposals, H1650-H1652 [17MR]

Articles and editorials

Black Moses—The International Appeal for This Black Nationalist Still Lives, E1151 [7JN]

C.L. Woodley, E1260 [17JN]

Celebrating the Life of John Procope, E1727 [29JY]

Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks Dies at 92—Long Known as the ``Mother of the Civil Rights Movement'', E2238 [1NO]

Civil Rights Lawyer Baker Motley Dies, E1995 [29SE]

Civil-Rights Leader Mourns an African-American Population Left Behind, S9717 [7SE]

Constance Baker Motley, Civil Rights Trailblazer, Dies at 84, E1994 [29SE]

Exhibit of Lynching Photos Shows Evil We Must Remember, S6378 [13JN]

Faith and Deliverance—Damu Smith Wages War on Cancer, E1615 [27JY]

From the Fight Against Slavery, Racism and Colonialism to HIV/AIDS Scourge and Adverse Effects of Globalization, E1300 [21JN]

In the Footsteps of History, S382, S384 [25JA]

John L. Procope, 82, Publisher of Black Newspaper in Harlem, Dies, E1555 [20JY]

John L. Procope—The Passing of a Leader in Newspaper Publishing and the Consummate Business Leader, E1728 [29JY]

Kenneth Clark, Who Helped End Segregation, Dies, E845, E847 [3MY]

Kenneth Clark Dies; Helped Desegregate Schools, E891 [5MY]

Marking a Park's Social Revolution, E1819 [13SE]

Personal Evolution of a Civil Rights Giant, E1053 [23MY]

Samuel T. Daniels, 82, Leader in Local Civil Rights Struggle, S2241 [8MR]

Senate Issues Apology Over Failure on Lynching Law, E1250 [15JN]

Sidney Barthwell—His Life's Success Inspired Others, E1409 [30JN]

Time To Fix Riot's Wrongs, E487 [17MR]

Urban League Celebrates 95 Years, E1618 [27JY]

Why Our Black Families Are Failing, E1598 [25JY]

Woman of the People—Shirley Chisholm Took a Back Seat to No One, E28 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers in Louisiana (see S. 205), S647 [31JA]

Army: tribute to the Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (see H. Con. Res. 67), H719 [16FE]

Ashe, Arthur: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1695 [17MR]

Bearden, Romare H.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1695 [17MR]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see S. Res. 262), S10797 [30SE] (see H. Res. 473), H8643 [29SE]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 44), S1116 [8FE]

Black Press of America: anniversary (see S. Res. 83), S2846 [16MR]

Branch, Frederick C.: tribute (see S. Res. 116), S4021 [20AP]

Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1695 [17MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11503 [13DE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for event commemorating the Million Man March anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3694 [19MY]

———design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 84), H983 [3MR]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 79), H847 [1MR]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H794 [17FE] (see H.R. 4475), H11326 [8DE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H77 [4JA]

———tribute (see S. Res. 52), S1345 [14FE] (see H. Res. 21), H79 [4JA]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 285), H3435 [17MY]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H196 [25JA]

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H1778 [5AP]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H72 [4JA]

Davis, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H411 [8FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide farm debt and program relief to African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 3998), H8733 [6OC]

———reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 4398), H11033 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see S. Con. Res. 3), S145 [24JA] (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H7612 [29JY]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H7612 [29JY]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 159), H76 [4JA]

DuBois, W.E.B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 72), H796 [17FE]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1695 [17MR]

Garvey, Marcus: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 57), H587 [14FE]

Gibbons, Pasqualine J.: correct the unfair passing over for promotion to grade of technical sergeant during World War II (see H. Res. 204), H1895 [12AP] (see H. Res. 257), H2977 [4MY]

Hampton, Lionel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1695 [17MR]

Higher Education Act: expand eligibility requirement for certain aid programs to include predominantly Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 2931), H4654 [16JN]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 60), H587 [14FE] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H4296 [8JN]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H1846 [6AP]

———apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S1049 [7FE]

———enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage (see H.R. 694), H521 [9FE]

———establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of certain Missouri cities from their homes between 1894 and 1901 and make recommendations regarding reparations (see H.R. 1977), H2735 [28AP]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112), H1695 [17MR]

Horseracing: recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby (see H. Res. 231), H2472 [21AP]

Hurston, Zora Neale: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 117), H1695 [17MR]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H196 [25JA]

Johnson, John H.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 246), H8162 [20SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 42), S6658 [15JN] (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3694 [19MY]

Kansas City, MO: designate the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (see S. Con. Res. 60), S11823 [25OC] (see H. Con. Res. 277), H9275 [26OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H3768 [23MY]

———redesign the $1 coin in commemoration (see H.R. 1432), H1694 [17MR]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2138), S13786 [16DE]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 253), H136 [6JA]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. 582), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 358), H195 [25JA]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H411 [8FE]

———mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1433), H1694 [17MR]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (see H. Res. 347), H5603 [30JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7558 [28JY]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see S. Res. 272), S11313 [7OC] (see H. Con. Res. 271), H9043 [20OC] (see H. Res. 497), H8846 [17OC]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see S. 1248), S6481 [14JN] (see H.R. 2891), H4485 [14JN]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H235 [26JA]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 158), S6022 [26MY]

Negro Leaguers Recognition Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 68), S13451 [12DE]

New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground National Historic Site and the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum (see S. 970), S4547 [28AP] (see H.R. 3581), H7559 [28JY]

NOAA: strengthen science training programs through interagency cooperation and diversify science community by attracting underrepresented groups (see S. 1465), S8746 [22JY]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 432), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 921), H793 [17FE]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see S. Con. Res. 61), S12007 [27OC] (see H. Con. Res. 286), H9425 [28OC]

———direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see S. 1959), S12353 [3NO] (see H.R. 4145), H9275 [26OC]

———direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 62), S12526 [8NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. 2154), S14186 [20DE] (see H.R. 4343), H10501 [16NO] (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]

———tribute (see S. Res. 287), S11823 [25OC] (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 113), H1695 [17MR]

Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 177), H1696 [17MR]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see S. 1285), S7070 [22JN] (see H.R. 2967), H4721 [17JN]

SBA: allow more joint ventures, leader-follower arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 166), H76 [4JA]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 119), H1695 [17MR]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1508 [15MR]

Selma, AL: anniversary of Bloody Sunday (see S. Res. 70), S2004 [3MR]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 178), H1696 [17MR]

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see S. Con. Res. 57), S11212 [6OC] (see H. Con. Res. 59), H587 [14FE]

Texas Southern University: tribute to establishment of Andrew L. Jefferson Endowment for Trial Advocacy at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law (see H. Res. 263), H3055 [5MY]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (see H. Con. Res. 13), H136 [6JA]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 1259), H1370 [10MR]

Walker, C.J.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 118), H1695 [17MR]

Winfrey, Oprah: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 325), H12168 [17DE]

World War II: tribute to Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 80), H847 [1MR]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see S. Con. Res. 11), S1116 [8FE] (see H. Con. Res. 26), H196 [25JA]

Essays

One Week With Rosa Parks—Her Presence Is a Gift That Remains Part of Our Heart and Home: Daphne Muse, H9262 [26OC]

Eulogies

Parks, Rosa: by Jesse Jackson, Sr., E2301-E2303 [8NO]

Excerpts

House of Representatives debate on ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (1865), E2496 [8DE]

``Mississippi Murder,'' Olen Burrage, E182 [8FE]

``Shut Out—A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston,'' Howard Bryant, E333-E335 [2MR]

Factsheets

Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Relative to Educational Challenges of Hurricane Katrina: Congressional Black Caucus, H8500 [28SE]

Letters

Apology to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation: Janet Langhart Cohen, S6373 [13JN]

Dept. of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding: Fredell Anderson, Leajak Concrete Construction Inc., S9444 [29JY]

———Loretta Molter, Molter Corp., S9444 [29JY]

———Wayne R. Frazier, Sr., Md. Washington Minority Contractors Association, Inc., S9444 [29JY], H7581 [29JY]

Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5186 [27JN]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5186 [27JN]

Lists

Black history and culture libraries and museums, H773 [17FE]

Black History Month events in the District of Columbia metropolitan area, H772 [17FE]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., interns, E1645 [27JY]

Cosponsors of Byrd amendment to H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, on Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial funding, S9372 [29JY]

Louisiana lynching victims, S6366-S6370 [13JN]

Poems

``Apologies Are Real Cool'', E1640 [27JY]

Press releases

NAACP Says Lynching Resolution Long Overdue, E1321 [23JN]

``Proud'': THEntertainment (production company), E1713 [29JY]

Remarks in House

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers in Louisiana (S. 205), H12215 [18DE]

Army: tribute to the Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (H. Con. Res. 67), H756 [17FE]

Baltimore-Washington International Airport: rename in honor of Thurgood Marshall, E940 [11MY]

BEBASHI (organization): anniversary, E2308 [9NO]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies, H8629 [29SE]

———condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (H. Res. 473), H8631 [29SE], H8799 [7OC]

Bennett College: tribute, E450 [16MR]

Black History Month: observance, H498 [9FE], H769-H777 [17FE], E201 [9FE], E234, E236 [15FE], E249, E251, E252, E254, E255, E257, E258, E259, E260, E261 [16FE], E267, E268, E272 [17FE], E277, E280, E282, E284, E285, E287, E288, E292 [18FE], E317 [1MR], E327 [2MR], E408, E414, E430 [10MR]

Bronx, NY: tribute to Bronx African-American History Project, E372 [7MR]

Burns, Emmett C., Jr.: Baltimore, MD, NAACP Thurgood Marshall Legacy Award recipient, E2093 [17OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (H.R. 4510), H12283-H12286 [18DE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for event commemorating the Million Man March anniversary (H. Con. Res. 161), H8653, H8654, H8658 [6OC]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson posthumously (H. Con. Res. 79), H804 [1MR], E333 [2MR]

Chicago (IL) Defender: anniversary, H2948 [4MY]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus, E1417 [1JY]

———anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society, E2519 [14DE]

———anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (H. Con. Res. 208), H7881-H7883 [14SE], H9261, H9265 [26OC], E1481 [13JY], E1705, E1719 [29JY], E1874 [15SE], E1914 [21SE]

———historical role of the media in the civil rights movement, E1812 [8SE]

———investigation of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS, E182 [8FE]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (H. Con. Res. 25), H254, H261 [1FE], H593-H596 [15FE]

Colleges and universities: minority education in cyberscience and research development program funding, H3450 [18MY]

———tribute to Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic, E2078 [7OC]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), E5 [4JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: anniversary of Veterans Braintrust, E2578 [17DE]

———budget priorities, H1573-H1576, H1581, H1582, H1584, H1595, H1596 [16MR], H1642-H1653 [17MR]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: candlelight vigil on Capitol steps in support of relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8167 [21SE]

———tribute to interns, E1645 [27JY]

Davis, Representative Danny K.: commend launching of the State of the African American Male (SAAM) Initiative, E1787 [8SE]

Denton County, TX: tribute to NAACP, E200 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program funding, H4224 [8JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program to encourage minority students to study geology at historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions, H8775 [7OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding, H7578, H7579 [29JY]

DuBois, W.E.B.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 72), E297 [18FE]

E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Homes, Inc.: anniversary, E1952 [27SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, E481 [17MR]

Education: national policy to improve system, H3421-H3428 [17MY]

Families and domestic relations: improve family stability, E1598 [25JY]

Flint, MI: tribute to National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women's Clubs Sojourner Truth Award recipients, E576 [7AP]

Flower Mound, TX: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., commemorative event, E2155 [24OC]

Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce, E1312 [22JN]

Garvey, Marcus: pardon (H. Con. Res. 57), E1582 [22JY], E1702 [29JY]

Gary, IN: tribute to Gary Frontiers Service Club, E67 [25JA]

———tribute to NAACP Life Membership Banquet and Scholarship Dinner, E932 [11MY]

Greene, Sarah M.: Urban League Whitney M. Young Award recipient, E2223 [28OC]

Harlem Week: observance, E1616 [27JY]

Harley, Joyce Wilson: Essex County, NJ, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Leadership Award recipient, E234 [15FE]

Head Start Program: develop and implement programs to train and recruit minority male teachers, H8306 [22SE]

Health: expand health care access to minorities, E819 [28AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1647 [17MR]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (H. Con. Res. 175), H5927-H5930, H5934 [18JY], E1414 [30JN], E1507 [15JY], E1521 [19JY], E1544 [20JY], E1702 [29JY]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (H. Res. 196), H11128-H11130 [7DE], E2484, E2490, E2496, E2499 [8DE], E2562 [17DE]

———apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), E1249 [15JN], E1259 [17JN], E1321 [23JN]

———enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage (H.R. 694), H1383-H1386 [14MR]

———tribute to Underground Railroad, E1248 [15JN]

Holliday, Gayle: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., Spouses Celebration of Leadership Unsung Hero Award recipient, E2050 [7OC]

Horseracing: recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby (H. Res. 231), H3029, H3030 [5MY]

Howard University: tribute to School of Law mock trial team, E800 [27AP]

Hurricanes: impact of Hurricane Katrina on African Americans, H7676 [7SE], H7804 [8SE]

Joint Baptist Board: assessment of Iraqi war and reconstruction efforts, H498 [9FE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H4651, H4652 [16JN], H4726 [20JN], E1249 [15JN], E1277 [17JN], E1281 [20JN]

———observance (H. Con. Res. 160), H4817-H4820 [21JN], E1317 [23JN]

Killen, Edgar Ray: manslaughter conviction for 1964 killing of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS, E1310 [21JN], E1339 [24JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: redesign the $1 coin in commemoration (H.R. 1432), E2034 [6OC]

Lee, Representative: 100 Black Men of Silicon Valley (organization) Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2073 [7OC]

Lincolnshire, IL: tribute to Adlai E. Stevenson High School National History Day scholars for efforts leading to the reopening of murder case of civil rights organizers in Neshoba County, MS, H241 [1FE], E54 [25JA]

Links, Inc.: anniversary of Greater Miami, FL, chapter, E2011 [6OC], E2060 [7OC]

———anniversary of Oakland Bay Area chapter, E2631 [22DE]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, E1366 [27JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), H5183-H5186 [27JN], E1653 [27JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), Senate amendment, H12189-H12192 [18DE]

Lone Star, SC: anniversary of Good Hope Picnic, E1596 [25JY]

Marine Corps: anniversary of admittance of African Americans, E305 [18FE]

Marshall, Thurgood: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 1433), E2056 [7OC]

Medicaid: funding, H2656 [28AP]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (H. Res. 347), H5630-H5633 [11JY], E1459, E1464 [12JY], E1703 [29JY]

Minorities: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, H3244-H3246 [12MY], H4336-H4339 [9JN], H5056-H5059 [23JN]

———address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life of Caribbean Americans, E1167 [8JN]

———concerns over home foreclosures, E1183 [9JN]

———health disparities reduction funding, H5064 [23JN]

———improve health of minority individuals, H6208 [21JY], E1095 [25MY]

———improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3561), H6412 [25JY], H9035 [20OC], E1712 [29JY]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (H. Con. Res. 273), H9266 [26OC], H11051-H11054 [6DE], E2476 [7DE], E2489 [8DE]

NASA: historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions funding under NASA education programs, H6361-H6363 [22JY]

Nashville, TN: tribute to historically Black colleges and universities, E292 [18FE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (H.R. 2891), E1227 [14JN]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 30), H430-H437 [9FE], E210 [10FE], E252 [16FE]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: observance, E740 [22AP]

National Minority Health Month: observance, E830 [28AP]

National Newspaper Publishers Association: tribute, H1513 [16MR]

National Urban League: anniversary, E1617 [27JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: tribute, H4372 [13JN]

Pacific Gas & Electric Corp: anniversary of the Black Employees' Association, E2635 [22DE]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9398-H9407 [28OC], E2278 [4NO]

———direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 4145), H9263 [26OC], H10786-H10789 [17NO]

———honorary moment of silence, H9070 [25OC]

———tribute (H. Res. 512), E2205 [27OC]

Payne, Representative: Essex County, NJ, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Leadership Award recipient, E231 [15FE]

Payne, William D.: Essex County, NJ, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Leadership Award recipient, E238 [15FE]

Racial relations: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, E2119 [18OC]

Radio One, Inc.: anniversary, E2454 [6DE]

Republican Party: apology at NAACP conference for ``southern strategy'' started in 1968 to use race as a wedge on certain issues, E1640 [27JY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition, E326 [2MR]

Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (H. Res. 177), E2033 [6OC]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (H.R. 2967), H9198-H9202 [26OC], E1276 [17JN]

———designate (S. 1285), H9490-H9492 [2NO]

Rowe, Dennis W.: Black Engineer of the Year Award for Professional Achievement in Industry recipient, E398 [9MR]

Sacramento, CA: tribute to African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame inductees, E214 [10FE]

San Antonio, TX: anniversary of The Pals (organization), E2551 [15DE]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (H. Con. Res. 96), H2488, H2489 [26AP]

Selma, AL: anniversary of Bloody Sunday, H1005 [8MR]

Sewickley, PA: tribute to Sewickley Tuskegee Airmen, E1676 [29JY]

Social Security: impact of privatization on African Americans, H1973 [14AP]

Speakin' Out Weekly News (publication): anniversary, E1765 [7SE]

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (H. Con. Res. 59), H8659-H8662 [6OC]

St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Sumner High School, E1116 [26MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H3421 [17MY], E1036, E1043 [20MY]

Taylor, Lula: Chautauqua County, NY, Woman of Achievement Award recipient, E1302 [21JN]

Terry, Simeon O.: Dept. of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency National Minority Business Advocate Award recipient, E1821 [13SE]

Tulsa, OK: call for Supreme Court resolution of claims resulting from 1921 race riots, E486 [17MR]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1259), E458 [16MR]

Voting Rights Act: allow the expiration of provisions requiring certain jurisdictions to obtain preclearance for any new voting practice or procedure, H9613 [3NO]

———anniversary, E447 [16MR]

WDIA-Radio (Memphis, TN): tribute, E1306 [21JN]

WMBM-Radio (North Miami, FL): anniversary, E357 [3MR]

World War II: tribute to Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 80), E315 [1MR]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, H9621 [3NO], E1484 [13JY]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), H422-H430 [9FE], E217 [10FE], E255 [16FE], E302 [18FE]

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H6176 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, S10718 [29SE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers in Louisiana (S. 205), S652 [31JA], S9028 [26JY]

Army: tribute to the Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (H. Con. Res. 67), S10055 [14SE]

Black History Month: observance, S1111 [8FE], S1709 [18FE], S1789-S1791 [28FE]

———observance (S. Res. 44), S1139 [8FE], S1149 [9FE], S6387 [13JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for event commemorating the Million Man March anniversary (H. Con. Res. 161), S11334 [7OC]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson posthumously (H. Con. Res. 79), S1882 [1MR]

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association: anniversary of men's basketball tournament, S1860 [1MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (S. Res. 52), S1358 [14FE]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (H. Con. Res. 208), S13409 [18NO]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'', S1149 [9FE]

Colombia: civil liberties violations of Afro-Colombians, S3133 [4AP]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding, S9403, S9405, S9442-S9444 [29JY]

Ebony (publication): anniversary, S12443 [7NO]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), S1059-S1062 [7FE], S6348, S6364-S6388 [13JN], S6469 [14JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (S. Con. Res. 42), S6664 [15JN], S6726 [16JN], S7063 [22JN]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to efforts of Nathan Adelson Hospice to expand care to underserved minority communities, S733 [1FE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 2138), S13804-S13809 [16DE]

Lincolnshire, IL: tribute to Adlai E. Stevenson High School National History Day scholars for efforts leading to the reopening of murder case of civil rights organizers in Neshoba County, MS, S1257 [10FE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), S13417 [18NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (S. 582), S2513 [11MR]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding, S7418, S7419 [27JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S139 [24JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial: funding, S7420 [27JN], S7478-S7480, S7497 [28JN], S9371 [29JY]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease, S11989 [27OC]

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (S. Res. 272), S11333, S11334 [7OC]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (S. 1248), S6494 [14JN]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 158), S9200 [27JY]

Negro Leaguers Recognition Day: designate (S. Con. Res. 68), S13454 [12DE]

NOAA: strengthen science training programs through interagency cooperation and diversify science community by attracting underrepresented groups (S. 1465), S8747 [22JY]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 432), S1652 [17FE], S7941 [1JY]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), S12026 [27OC], S12056 [28OC]

———direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 4145), S13409 [18NO]

———direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (S. 1959), S12357 [3NO]

———direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 62), S13039-S13041 [16NO]

———tribute (S. Res. 287), S11814, S11846-S11849 [25OC]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (H.R. 2967), S12099 [1NO]

———designate (S. 1285), S7072 [22JN], S11783 [25OC], S11892-S11894 [26OC], S11999-S12001 [27OC]

SBA: loan programs funding, S2947 [17MR]

Selma, AL: anniversary of Bloody Sunday, S2111 [7MR]

———anniversary of Bloody Sunday (S. Res. 70), S2050 [3MR]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 392), S1516 [16FE], S1607 [17FE], S11055, S11056 [4OC]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, S6364 [13JN]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), S4884 [10MY]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (S. Con. Res. 11), S1860 [1MR]

Reports

William Edgar Borah's Arguments Against Senate Anti-Lynching Bills in the 1920's and 1930's: David Palmer, S6381-S6383 [13JN]

Reports filed

Anniversary of Rosa Parks' Refusal To Give Up Her Seat on the Bus and Subsequent Desegregation of American Society: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Con. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 109-193), H6932 [27JY]

Buffalo Soldiers Commemoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 205) (S. Rept. 109-24), S2383 [9MR]

Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 358) (H. Rept. 109-134), H4559 [15JN]

Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 109-94), S7428 [27JN]

———Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 921) (H. Rept. 109-211), H7556 [28JY]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1285), S11917 [26OC]

Schedules

Harlem Week 2005—The Legacy Continues, E1616 [27JY]

Songs

``Strange Fruit,'' Billy Holiday, S6366 [13JN]

Statements

Bush Administration Budget Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H386 [8FE]

Civil Rights Act: Senator Inouye, S5041 [12MY]

Malcolm X—Remembering Him as More Than a Postage Stamp: Bill Fletcher, Jr., TransAfrica Forum (organization), E1010 [19MY]

NAACP Mourns Death of Kenneth B. Clark, Psychologist and Educator Who Helped End School Segregation: Dennis C. Hayes and Julian Bond, NAACP, E891 [5MY]

U.S. Policy on Iraq: Congressional Black Caucus (2002), H10996 [18NO]

———Congressional Black Caucus (2003), H10996 [18NO]

Summaries

Congressional Black Caucus budget proposal for 2006-2010, H1648 [17MR]

Resolving Racial Confict—The Community Relations Service and Civil Rights (1964-1969): Bertram Levine, E447 [16MR]

Tables

Congressional Black Caucus 2006 budget restorations and increases, H1653 [17MR]

Congressional Black Caucus budget reallocation of budget defense funding, H1645 [17MR]

Employed U.S. scientists and engineers, H6362 [22JY]

Median annual salaries of U.S. individuals in science and engineering occupations, H6361 [22JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 25, recognize civil rights contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'', H593 [15FE]

H. Con. Res. 26, tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, H422 [9FE]

H. Con. Res. 30, support goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, H430 [9FE]

H. Con. Res. 59, recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation, H8659 [6OC]

H. Con. Res. 67, tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military, H757 [17FE]

H. Con. Res. 79, permit use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson posthumously, H804 [1MR]

H. Con. Res. 96, recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community, H2488 [26AP]

H. Con. Res. 160, Juneteenth Independence Day, H4817 [21JN]

H. Con. Res. 161, use of Capitol Grounds for event commemorating the Million Man March anniversary, H8653 [6OC]

H. Con. Res. 175, acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, H5927 [18JY], E1414 [30JN], E1507 [15JY]

H. Con. Res. 208, anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society, H7881 [14SE]

H. Con. Res. 273, Montgomery, AL, bus boycott anniversary, H11052 [6DE]

H. Res. 196, anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery, H11128 [7DE]

H. Res. 231, recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby, H3030 [5MY]

H.R. 358, Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act, S13417 [18NO], H5184 [27JN]

H.R. 694, Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act, H1383-H1385 [14MR]

H.R. 2967, Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI, H9198 [26OC]

H.R. 4145, direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall, H10789 [17NO]

H.R. 4510, acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda, H12284 [18DE]

S. 205, Buffalo Soldiers Commemoration Act, S653 [31JA], S9028 [26JY], H12215 [18DE]

S. 392, award Congressional Gold Medal to Tuskegee Airmen, S1517 [16FE], S11056 [4OC]

S. 432, Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act, S7942 [1JY]

S. 1248, Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse (SEARCH) Act, S6494 [14JN]

S. 1285, Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI, S7072 [22JN], S11894 [26OC], H9490 [2NO]

S. 1465, Ocean and Coastal Literacy in Urban and Other Environments, S8747-S8751 [22JY]

S. 1959, direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall, S12358 [3NO]

S. 2138, End Racial Profiling Act, S13805-S13808 [16DE]

S. Con. Res. 3, require Dept. of Justice report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till, S369 [24JA]

S. Con. Res. 11, tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, S1142 [8FE]

S. Con. Res. 42, Juneteenth Independence Day, S6664 [15JN]

S. Con. Res. 57, recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation, S11239 [6OC]

S. Con. Res. 60, designate the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, S11828 [25OC]

S. Con. Res. 61, authorize remains of Rosa Parks to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda, S12018, S12027 [27OC], H9407 [28OC]

S. Con. Res. 62, direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol, S12535 [8NO]

S. Con. Res. 68, Negro Leaguers Recognition Day, S13454 [12DE]

S. Res. 39, apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation, S1059 [7FE], S6364 [13JN]

S. Res. 44, Black History Month, S1139 [8FE]

S. Res. 52, tribute to Shirley Chisholm, S1356, S1358 [14FE], S1432 [15FE], S1559 [16FE]

S. Res. 70, Bloody Sunday anniversary, S2045, S2050 [3MR]

S. Res. 83, Black Press of America anniversary, S2860 [16MR]

S. Res. 116, tribute to Frederick C. Branch, S4037 [20AP]

S. Res. 158, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, S6058 [26MY], S9200 [27JY]

S. Res. 262, condemn remarks of William J. Bennett linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies, S10805 [30SE]

S. Res. 272, tribute to Constance Baker Motley, S11328, S11334 [7OC]

S. Res. 287, tribute to Rosa Parks, S11827, S11849 [25OC]

Tributes

Chisholm, Shirley, S26 [4JA], S1193 [9FE], H4, H60 [4JA], H614 [15FE], E17, E28, E29 [4JA], E31, E34, E42 [6JA], E125 [1FE]

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr., H2113 [19AP], E578 [7AP], E802 [27AP]

Motley, Constance Baker, H9280, H9281, H9282 [27OC]

Parks, Rosa, S11777, S11782-S11784 [25OC], S11911-S11913 [26OC], S12061-S12063 [31OC], S12229 [2NO], S12348 [3NO], H9053, H9054, H9070, H9074 [25OC], H9258-H9266 [26OC], H9280, H9281 [27OC], H9366, H9400, H9407 [28OC], E2170, E2171, E2172, E2174 [25OC], E2194, E2199, E2201 [27OC], E2213, E2215 [28OC], E2229, E2230, E2235, E2238 [1NO], E2256, E2259 [3NO], E2317 [9NO], E2370 [16NO], E2424 [18NO]