Sunday, March 8, 2009

Black Caucus


The Back Caucus is a group of Afrikan-Americans who represent the black congress of the United States of America. The history of the group goes as far back as 1970 when E.J Josey was president. Their current chairman is Barbara Lee of California. The chairman is the person that speaks for the whole group, every idea is given to the chairman to present.The nature of this particular meeting was to establish support and discuss major issues that are going on in urban areas. The Black Caucus would like to see him focus on hiring more minorities to federal jobs and helping small and minority-owned businesses get government contracts. They also would like to see him discuss a health-care safety net. I believe that the Black Caucus and President Obama will have a good relationship. They already respect him as a man because he was the first Biracial man to ever become president in the history of America. I don't think they would have a perfect relationship with him. Everything Obama does most of us won't agree with but they are for the good of the country.