Crew of 42 follows Congressional Black Caucus members on-camera. Below is a running cut of the interviews, press conferences, hearings, and town halls we have covered since 2014. For full-length footage, follow @crewof42 on Twitter and our YouTube channel.
Featured Interviews
- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) — on the First Step Act, April 2018. Jeffries outlined the Democratic position on federal sentencing reform and the back-channel talks with Sen. Chuck Grassley.
- Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) — on foreign policy and African affairs, February 2018. Bass, then ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Africa subcommittee, walks through the administration’s Africa strategy.
- Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) — on HBCU funding in the Trump budget, March 2017. The former CBC chair gives a cold read on the Title III line items and Pell Grant year-round restoration.
- Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) — on the Conyers resignation, December 2017. Richmond defends the CBC chair’s handling of the harassment allegations and the push for due process.
- Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) — December 2017 Mildred Gaddis radio interview announcing retirement. Conyers’ last on-air remarks as a member of Congress.
Hearings & Press Conferences
- Senate Judiciary — Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) questioning Jeff Sessions, January 2017
- House Judiciary — Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) confronting Rep. Steve King (R-IA) on white-supremacist rhetoric, January 2017
- CBC Weekly — Roll-call reactions to the GOP tax bill, December 2017
- Rally — Conyers supporters at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, Detroit, December 4 2017
- Presser — Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) on endorsing Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders, February 2016
Analyst Segments
- On NewsOne Now with Roland Martin — weekly CBC recaps, 2014–2017
- MSNBC AM Joy — panels on HBCU policy and criminal justice
- C-SPAN Washington Journal — morning call-ins covering CBC leadership elections
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