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Congresswoman Cori Bush – Getty *A new poll suggests Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) could lose the Democratic primary this summer. The Squad” member is losing by 22 points to rival Wesley Bell in the Aug. 6 contest, according to the GOP firm Remington Research. Only 401 voters participated in the poll, the New York Post […]

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) is interviewed on CNN *Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) discusses her experiences with abortion, sexual assault, police brutality, and her journey to congress in her new memoir, “The Forerunner: A Story of Pain and Perseverance in America.” “From one of America’s most transformative politicians and activists, a powerful and inspiring memoir that […]

Rep. Cori Bush is interviewed on MSNBC while sheltering in place during the MAGA riots at the Capitol (Jan. 6, 2021) *Newly-sworn-in Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri said Wednesday that had the MAGA rioters who stormed the Capitol earlier in the day been Black, they “would have been shot.” Appearing on MSNBC, Bush said, “Had it been people […]

*Missouri Democrat Cori Bush defended fellow ‘squad’ member, Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib, ahead of a House censure vote over the congresswoman’s anti-Israel rants. As Fox News reports, Bush accused her colleagues of targeting “Black and Brown people.” “It’s outrageous my colleagues are blatantly, blatantly attempting to silence the only Palestinian-American representative right here. It’s outrageous […]

Cori Bush *Progressive Democrat Cori Bush, a leader in the 2014 Ferguson uprising over the police killing of Michael Brown, made history Tuesday  after becoming the first Black woman to represent Missouri in Congress. Bush clobbered Republican Anthony Rogers with a staggering 85 percent of the vote (or more than 80,000 votes) in Missouri’s […]

Rep. Cori Bush testifies about her rape, pregnancy and abortion during a congressional hearing on reproductive rights Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, Washington D.C. *In emotional testimony at a congressional hearing on reproductive rights Thursday, Reps. Cori Bush, D-Mo., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Barbara Lee, D-Calif., got candid with their personal stories about their own abortions. […]

Cori Bush – Marjorie Taylor Greene / Getty *Freshman Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) said on Friday that she is getting out of harm’s way as much as it’s possible – by moving her congressional office and staff so that she no longer has to work near QAnon-loving Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-GA). On Twitter Bush […]

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) is interviewed on CNN *Fresh from her role in single-handedly getting the White House to suddenly find a way to extend the eviction moratorium, Missouri’s freshman Congresswoman Cori Bush shifted her attention to the pardon of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the white St. Louis couple who waved firearms at Black Lives Matter […]

*Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush says she was mistaken for Breonna Taylor while attending orientation for incoming House members on Friday.  The Missouri Representative was wearing a face mask that featured Breonna Taylor’s name. She claims several GOP colleagues mistakenly assumed “Breonna” was her name, so she naturally concluded they were unfamiliar with Taylor’s controversial case. “It […]

Congresswoman Cori Bush – Getty *It takes commitment to a cause and that’s what Missouri congresswoman Cori Bush Has. She spent the night sleeping on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to protest the end of the COVID eviction moratorium. The night was spent with several other members of Congress (including Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan […]

[…] during Day 3 Main Stage programming at WrapWomen’s Power Women Summit 2020, the largest annual gathering of the most influential women in entertainment, media and technology, Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush, in conversation with Soledad O’Brien, discussed being mistaken for Breonna Taylor on her first day at “Congress school,” the need for a diverse Congress, and how […]

Congresswoman-Elect Cori Bush on the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 *Rocking a beautiful Black Lives Matter Christmas “ugly sweater,” Congresswoman-Elect Cori Bush blessed the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Tuesday and talked about everything from her first priority after taking office, to going thrift shopping with her soon-to-be Congressional colleagues […]

Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri telling her Jan. 6 story on the House floor, Feb. 4, 2021 *Members of Congress joined New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the House floor Thursday to share their experiences during the Jan. 6 deadly MAGA invasion of the Capitol. After telling her own harrowing story on Instagram, Ocasio-Cortez organized […]

[…] list of ways that black men can “step up” and help. Here it goes: 1) Black men across the U.S. can take shifts hiding behind trees and bushes. When one of us suspects a black woman is being mistreated or disrespected in public, he can pop out of the bushes and intervene to “defend” […]

[…] Shonda Rhimes attends ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood luncheon presented by Lincoln Michelle Ebanks (President, ESSENCE Communications), Shawn Thompson (Marketing Manager, Lincoln), Tracee Ellis Ross, Guest, Vanessa Bush (Editor in Chief, ESSENCE Magazine) Lincoln host Bevy Smith chats with Shawn Thompson, Multi-cultural Marketing ManagerLincoln, at ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Tia Mowry and husband […]