Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Next day five members of the congressional Black Caucus rapped Carter's remarks as "profoundly unfortunate. thoroughly unfounded" and warned that his words had further endangered his support in the black community. As shown in a telephone poll taken for the New York Times and CBS, Carter's popularity among rank-and-file black voters late last month was high-he got a 69% approval rating, though it was down from 83% in April...
...sense truth: some exclusivity-by race, sex, color and creed as well as by calling-arises not for bad but for good reasons. White Democratic Congressman Fortney H. Stark of California suffered a similar failure a couple of years ago when he applied for membership in the congressional Black Caucus. Questions: Does the congressional...
...Black Caucus have a right to exist? Would the congressional Black Caucus have ceased to exist if instead of refusing him, it had admitted a white member? The only sensible answer to both questions is yes. The notion of a black caucus with white members is silly on its face. So is the notion of a Jewish club that admits non-Jewish members. For this reason alone, Presidential Counsel Robert J. Lipshutz's resignation from Atlanta's formerly Jewish Standard Club, in protest against its restricted membership, seemed somewhat strange. He was demanding, in effect, that the club...
...indefatigable Lane has been largely responsible for convincing influential blacks that the King case needs official restudy. He persuaded King's widow Coretta that there was unspecified new evidence warranting an investigation. Her support influenced the Congressional Black Caucus to push creation of the House Select Committee on Assassinations. Incredibly, when that committee was first set up, it offered the job of chief counsel to the totally biased Lane. Even he realized his acceptance would destroy the investigation's credibility, and the job was offered to Richard Sprague. The highly independent Sprague sought an unreasonably large budget, fought...
...Joan Caucus, J.D., feminist law-student cartoon character in Doonesbury...