What Do I Know?

Overview:  There are currently 2 black US Senators and 46 black Members of Congress.  At this point it looks certain there will be one less...

My first post on this topic came out of frustration that I couldn't easily find the answer. It's sort of easier now, but not really...

Senator Tim Scott was appointed to the US Senate in December 2012 until the November 2014 election to fill the position after Jim DeMint r...

African-Americans make up about 13% of the US population and with today's election of Cory Booker as the new US Senator from New Jersey...

Barrack Obama was the last elected African-American US Senator.  When he left the Senate in 2009 to become President, there were no Africa...

For the first time in US history, there are two African-American members of the US Senate at the same time.  These are only the seventh and ...

The answer appears* to be 43 in the House, down from 44 in the 112th Congress. The US Senate has one African American - Tim Scott, appo...

[UPDATE Oct. 17, 2013:  See more recent post with updates .] A couple of years ago I tried to find out how many African-American Congress ...

[Updated Dec. 21 2012 - How Many Black Members In 113th Congress? ] [Update Jan. 24, 2009 Thai Time: Roland Burris was appointed Illinois...

[Update 11:17am: I don't usually deal with late breaking news and as you can see, I don't do it well. But now there are a reports ...

The US voters are making history with the Democrats virtually assured that either a man with African heritage or a woman will be their candi...

[This info was updated Dec. 21 2012 - How Many Black Members In 113th Congress? ]  [Dec. 2, 2008 Update: Here's an update to the char...