Dr. Cheyenne Bryant

“The NAACP looks forward to working with congressional leaders, state legislators and the business community to harness the power of this historic time to create real change.” - @DerrickNAACP ...

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NAACP Monterey County Branch #1049

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Ready for music that is new to you, vibrant, and energizing?Tune in to our next Fresh Perspectives session this Wednesday, January 20th, at 6:30 pm., featuring the Catalyst Quartet. They are redefining and reimagining the classical music experience, establishing new traditions in music. Embracing diverse composers old and new and giving them a voice, this group will present a spectacular concert of music by historically important black composers George Walker, Florence Price, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. The players will be on hand for a Q & A session at the end of their performance. RSVP today!www.youthmusicmonterey.org/event-info/catalyst-string-quartet ...

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Congressman Elijah Cummings has passed away after a storied career in the House of Representatives. The 68-year-old Maryland Democrat, who was no stranger to the spotlight, made headlines over the summer when he came under attack from President Trump.

The president labeled Cummings’ Baltimore district “a rat-infested mess where no human would want to live” and questioned why the congressman wasn’t doing more to find out what happens to the billions of dollars of financial aid going to his city. Cummings, who chaired the House Oversight Committee, had been in poor health recently. His office says he died early this morning at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and he had been suffering from “longstanding health challenges.”

Since 1996, Cummings has represented Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition, as serving as Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, he was a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, serving on both the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Cummings began his career of public service in the Maryland House of Delegates, where he served for 14 years and became the first African American in Maryland history to be named Speaker Pro Tem.

Cummings attended Howard University and later went on to graduate from the University of Maryland School of Law. He practiced law for nearly two decades before his election to the House. He also held no less than a dozen honorary doctoral degrees from universities around the nation. He leaves behind a wife, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, and three children.

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