Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee was a tenacious advocate for justice and a tireless fighter for the people of Houston and the people of America. Her career in public service spanned well over three decades. As a judge in Houston, a member of the Houston City Council, and a member of the United States Congress, Sheila Jackson Lee’s…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Moderated Conversation with White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention Deputy Director Greg Jackson and Quavo at The Rocket Foundation Summit on Gun Violence Prevention
The Carter Center Atlanta, Georgia 2:14 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. AUDIENCE: Good afternoon. THE VICE PRESIDENT: And to all the Bison in here: You know. (Laughter.) MR. JACKSON: Wow. Y’all, give it up one more time for Quavo and the Vice President of the United States of…
A Statement from Dr. Alondra Nelson in Recognition of Juneteenth
June 19th is not the day the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. It is the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally learned that the United States had abolished slavery. A more than two-year delay that compounded centuries of bondage with tragedy. Although Juneteenth has been celebrated in African American communities for generations,…
Statement by President Joe Biden on Juneteenth
One year ago, I had the great honor of signing legislation to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday—the first new federal holiday since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day nearly four decades ago. Juneteenth marks both the long, hard night of slavery and subjugation and a promise of a brighter morning to come. It is a day of…
A Proclamation on Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2022
After the Union Army captured New Orleans in 1862, slave owners in Confederate states migrated to Texas with more than 150,000 enslaved Black persons. For 3 years, even after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved Black Americans in Texas remained in brutal bondage, immorally and illegally deprived of their freedom and…
Readout of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Convening With Voting Rights Leaders
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris convened her second meeting of 2024 with leaders who are on the frontlines of protecting voting rights and registering communities to vote. During the discussion at the White House, the Vice President announced new steps that the Biden-Harris Administration is taking to ensure Americans have the information they need to…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration and Civic Nation Bring Together Over 300 National and Community Organizations to Help Students and Families Cut Costs and Access Affordable High-Speed Internet
Access to high-speed internet is no longer a luxury – it is a necessity to fully participate in today’s society. Still, many students and families go without high-speed internet because of the cost, while others are forced to cut back on other essentials to pay their monthly internet bill. That’s why President Biden and Vice…
Remarks by Vice President Harris Before Meeting with Voting Rights Leaders to Discuss the Fight for Voting Rights and Other Fundamental Freedoms
Indian Treaty RoomEisenhower Executive Office Building 4:37 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, good afternoon, everyone. And, again, I want to thank all of the leaders who have convened this afternoon for the work that you continue to do. For so many of us, and certainly for you, this is a life calling to do…
Remarks by President Biden at the Truman Civil Rights Symposium
National ArchivesWashington, D.C. (July 27, 2023) 7:54 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello. (Applause.) Thank you. Please — please be seated. You know, I had an opportunity to meet members of the Truman Board. And we were talking about all that Harry Truman did. And I was reminded — and I will — I’m going…
Remarks: National Cyber Director Coker Remarks for Conference of Mayors
Kansas City, MO June 22, 2024 Remarks As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. It is great to be with you here in Kansas City, Missouri. I hail from across the border in the great state of Kansas, so I’m really pleased to be so close to home, as Kansans say, “there’s no place like home.”…
