WASHINGTON, D.C. — His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, along with other Ambassadors or their representatives from CARICOM-member countries participated in a roundtable discussion with three members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Thursday, March 13, in a committee room at the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill. […]

As previously reported by NewsOne, Attorney General Eric Holder has asked for a change in how federal sentencing guidelines are used to handle the cases of drug trafficking offenders. Under a new proposal, only the most-serious offenders would receive the tougher penalties under the law thus reducing sentences. New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries joined “NewsOne Now” Friday […]

Ernest Peronneau strolled right into his party Sunday afternoon to celebrate his 112th birthday. The Clinton Hill resident sat next to younger women — one 103, the other his 93-year-old cousin. But Ernest says he doesn’t feel like the oldest in the group. He says he feels like a teenager. “I’m just like I was […]

AUSTIN, Tx. — Senate staffers who got a lot of emails about “patent trolls” today can thank South by Southwest. Speaking to an audience of about 150, Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Blake Farenthold said the other chamber of Congress needs to move on legislation to combat frivolous patent lawsuits. The freshman New York Democrat and […]

(AURN) — As the White House is pushing for an increase in the federal minimum wage,  Freshman Democratic New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is trying to make it happen; that, as he blasts the GOP obstructionists who are slowing progress on many issues.  AURN Correspondent Bruce Williams reports.  Click on the image below to hear the full […]

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Rep. Jeffries joined several panelists for a discussion on President Obama’s 2015 budget agenda and the gridlock in Washington on MSNBC’s “UP” with Steve Kornacki.  Click on the image below to watch the full interview.  [[{“fid”:”726″,”view_mode”:”full”,”fields”:{“format”:”full”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”Up with Steve 2.22.14″},”tagName”:”IMG”,”src”:”https%3A//edit-projects.45press.com/jeffries/sites/projects.45press.com/jeffries/files/wysiwyg_uploaded/Up%2520with%2520Steve%25202.22.14.jpg”,”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“class”:”media-element file-full”,”height”:”415″,”style”:”width: 550px; height: 305px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px;”,”title”:”Up with Steve 2.22.14″,”width”:”749″}}]]  

It was an event full of all the pomp and circumstance attendant with a congressional office. Representative Hakeem Jeffries’ first congressional State of the District Address attracted constituents, elected officials, and youth who filled the auditorium at Boys and Girls high school. Describing his first year in office month-by-month, Jeffries said he “did everything to […]

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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — On a recent Wednesday afternoon, as temperatures reached 7 degrees in the city, Troy Baker began his daily trek. For more than a decade after his release from prison in 2002, where he served a robbery sentence, Baker, 44, said he’s been in the city’s shelter system, unable to find work because of […]