I did not realize that Rep. George White, R-N.C., the last Black member of Congress in the 19th century, was very likely my cousin. It is my Black History Month surprise. White and I have had a common mission. In his last speech on the House floor which was titled
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is supposed to be the enforcement agency to protect the employment rights of African-Americans. Today the EEOC is a shell of itself from the 1980s.