Black History Month: Cummings Doesn’t Want a Month, but an Intertwining of all American History

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Black History Month: Cummings Doesn’t Want a Month, but an Intertwining of all American History

By Jason Dick

Posted March 1, 2017 at 1:28am

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Roll Call’s Black History Month series talks with lawmakers and Hill figures to explore the intersection of black history and life in Congress and the Capitol building itself.

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