Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

• Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick

Congresswoman [Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick] has taken a special interest in leveling the playing field for minority-owned media outlets and advertising firms that face discrimination from major advertisers. Congresswoman Kilpatrick brought a successful NASA engineering and aeronautics program to the District for K-12 students. The Congresswoman worked with Fannie Mae to secure $18 million in home mortgages for moderate-income families. Under her leadership, the Detroit with Ownership, Wealth (WOW) program was named 2006 WOW Program of the Year.

• Michigan Chronicle
• August 24, 2009

• Endowed Scholarship at Wsu Honors Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

Wayne State is an internationally prestigious academic institution that attracts many of our best and brightest students," [Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick] said. "I commend the university for its efforts to revitalize Detroit by empowering its people to succeed in life through higher education.

• Michigan Chronicle
• August 21, 2009

• Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Encourages Fcc Chair to Examine Impact of Agency's Rules On Minority Ownership

The best way to curb racially and sexually insensitive and other discriminatory portrayals perpetuated by the media is to provide women and minorities with greater access to the media," said Congresswoman [Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick]. "While we can work with networks and other media organizations to make sure minorities are present in front of and behind the camera, we must also work to make sure government rules and regulations provide them with equal opportunities to be owners.

• Culvert Chronicles, The
• August 18, 2009

• Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Denounces Supreme Court Ruling On Race Plans

We applaud the remarks of Supreme Court Justice Breyer. Justice Breyer, in his dissenting opinion, said that 'this is a decision that the Court and the Nation will come to regret.' The Congressional Black Caucus will continue to fight for quality education for all children, confront the crises posed to us by the Supreme Court ruling, and continue the legacy established by NAACP attorney and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall to ensure that all American children attend and receive a quality education.

• Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif.
• August 20, 2009

• Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Speaks Out On Immigration Policy

American citizens deserve real solutions. The problem of securing our nation's border is not one exclusive to the southern border. The lack of adequate border control enforcement at the northern border presents a serious threat to our national security, particularly in respect to the war on terror. A border security measure calling for nothing more than a study on the northern border is grossly underestimating the threat an unsecured northern border presents to our national security.

• Michigan Chronicle
• August 11, 2009

• Gizzi On Politics

Along with his city's moribund economy, Kilpatrick, son of Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D.-Mich.), was repeatedly hit by embarrassing reports in the Detroit Free Press about how he handled his own money.

• Human Events
• August 06, 2009

• Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Takes Helm of Cbc

For example, the group led the fight to renew the Voting Rights Act and wants a committee to investigate how to ensure that Hurricane Katrina survivors receive the support needed to rebuild their lives.

• Crisis, The
• Vol. 114 Nbr. 2, March 2007

• 2008 Democratic National Convention: Remarks As Prepared for Delivery by Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

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• U.S. Newswire
• August 26, 2008

• The 2008 Convention: Remarks by Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, August 26, 2008

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• U.S. Newswire
• August 26, 2008

• Kwame Kilpatrick's Motown Mess (Part 1)

Rich, it's just something that black folks here don't even want to talk about." This was the sentiment conveyed to me by my good friend and former college roommate, Marcus, when describing the political fiasco taking shape in his native Detroit. As he assumed control of the city of Detroit in 2002, the 31-year-old graduate of Florida A&M University held the distinction of being the youngest mayor in the city's history. Born and raised in America's Motor City, Kilpatrick's political pedigree includes his mother, Michigan Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick; father Bernard Kilpatrick, the former chief of staff to the Wayne County executive; and his aunt, Marsha Cheeks, a Michigan state legislator. Despite denials that the party ever occurred, and the state Attorney General Mike C...

• South Florida Times
• August 26, 2009