On Thursday, the day of the official swearing-in of the 116th Congress, the Congressional Black Caucus swore in its own group of members, a total of 55 ― its largest number in history. This year’s CBC surpasses its previous record of 49 House and Senate members in the 115th Congress. Pressley plans to work out of Shirley Chisholm’s former office in Congress. Chisholm, a Democratic representative from New York, was the first black congresswoman in U.S. history. “Chisholm has been a shero of mine since I was a girl,” Pressley previously said of occupying the historic office.

Source: Huffington Post January 03, 2019 20:03 UTC