Texas Black Caucus Foundation

[MALC @MALCTx]

The Supreme Court has allowed #SB4 to temporarily be enforced in Texas.

🗣�� KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Remember the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments:

4️⃣th Amend: Refuse a search and refuse to identify yourself unless you are the driver.
5️⃣th Amend: Stay silent.
6️⃣th Amend: Ask for an attorney.

H/t to the Texas Immigration Law Council. Read more below👇🏽

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

Donate BEFORE 6:00pm CT TODAY to support the @TxBCFoundation!

Whether it's $10, $50, or $100, every contribution makes a difference and helps us build a brighter future for all.

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[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

‼️TODAY is your last chance to become a donor of the @TxBCFoundation‼️

Give today before 6:00pm CT to ✨amplify✨ our work to shape equitable public policy ahead of 2025!

Visit https://t.co/isKEWluosg! 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽

#txlege #ILiveHereIGiveHere

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

‼️TODAY is your last chance to become a donor of the @TxBCFoundation‼️

Give today before 6:00pm CT to ✨amplify✨ our work to shape equitable public policy ahead of 2025!

Visit https://t.co/isKEWluosg! 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽

#txlege #ILiveHereIGiveHere

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

‼️TODAY is your last chance to become a donor of the @TxBCFoundation‼️

Give today before 6:00pm CT to ✨amplify✨ our work to shape equitable public policy ahead of 2025!

Visit https://t.co/isKEWluosg! 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽

#txlege #ILiveHereIGiveHere

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

We are only ‼️TWO WEEKS AWAY ‼️from the biggest giving event in Central Texas! We’ve got big plans ahead of 2025 and we need YOU to help us get there! ✊🏾

This Amplify Austin Day, show your support! Become a donor at https://t.co/isKEWluosg. 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽

#txlege #ILiveHereIGiveHere

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

At the Texas Black Caucus Foundation, we believe in the power of generosity. 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽 From providing leadership development to addressing inequities facing Black Texans.

This Amplify Austin Day, show your support! Become a donor at https://t.co/isKEWluosg.

#txlege #ILiveHereIGiveHere

[Scott Braddock @scottbraddock]

Congrats Patrick
Huge loss for the @TexasTribune

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

“How long can we keep this up?”

Texas has the second highest rate of food insecurity in the nation, and food banks are warning that the challenges could soon get worse. https://t.co/kX4dJvWfei

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Texans struggling with skyrocketing medication costs could see relief under a new program that allows distributors to import cheaper drugs from Canada. https://t.co/Bl6s7bE4gw

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

60 years ago today, The Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C.

A THREAD

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

On the 60th Anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech @TxBCFoundation Chairman @SenRoyceWest & Boardmember Archbishop Sterling Lands joined pastors, community leaders, & elected officials from across Central Texas to demand not just words, but actions that reflect MLK’s dream

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

In a first, Texas is no longer a Top State for Business https://t.co/Ltu5fT1uMs

[Texas Black Caucus @txblackcaucus]

Today, HB 567, the Texas CROWN Act by @RhettaForHD113 and @BorrisLMiles, was signed into law! Texas will be joining the growing number of states in outlawing hair discrimination! #txlege #CROWNact

[Rudy Metayer @rmetayer]

Wow. This is huge: https://t.co/GpsJiUw5cd

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

“Ain’t I a Woman?” is now recognized as one of the most famous abolitionist and women’s rights speeches in American history. Sojourner continued to speak out for the rights of African Americans and women during and after the Civil War.

#txlbc #txbcf #txlege #sojournertruth

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

Thomas Bradley was the first Black mayor of a predominantly white city to serve five terms as mayor of Los Angeles (1973–93). After 21 years of working for the Los Angeles police department, he became a lieutenant.

#txlbc #txbcf #txlege #losangeles

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

In 1894, First Congregational Church called its first African American pastor, Dr. Henry Hugh Proctor, and former Elder at First African Presbyterian Church. Under Dr. Proctor’s leadership the church building was completed in 1908.
#txlbc #txbcf #txlege #firstcongregationalchurch

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

Along with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker, Davis is regarded as one of the four most important Miles and influential musicians in jazz history, as well as the music’s most eclectic practitioner.

#txlbc #txbcf #txlege #jazz

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

Called the “Poet Laureate of Harlem,” Hughes is credited as the father of jazz poetry, a literary genre influenced by or sounding like jazz, with rhythms and phrases inspired by the music.

#txlbc #txbcf #txlege #poet

[Texas Black Caucus Foundation @TxBCFoundation]

Created under War Department General Order No. 143, the bureau was responsible for handling "all matters relating to the organization of Colored Troops."

#txlbc #txbcf #txlege