"The dissolution of the country’s top office to ensure a representative workforce in the world’s most deliberative body that legislates our lives is a sad day for America,” said Dr. Sesha Joi Moon.
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With the addition of Figueroa, Black staff account for eight (or 2.4 %) of the approximately 340 top senate staffers in Washington, DC who serve as chiefs of staff, legislative directors, communications directors or full committee staff directors (Black Americans account for over 13 percent of the U.S. population).
A new survey asking Americans how they want Congress to address racial equity has shown some variation on the top priorities among different racial groups. The survey, conducted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and NORC at the University of Chicago, presented Americans with several race-conscious issues and asked respondents to identify…