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Karen Bass, in her first term as CBC chair, will need to manage tensions between the young insurgents and old guard of the Caucus.

The Congressional Black Caucus: Necessary but Not Sufficient

On the eve of the group’s 50th anniversary, the new progressives must push the group to be bolder about the problems facing African Americans.

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