By Lauren Burke

At the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation awards dinner that marks the end of the half-century-old legislative conference commonly known as “CBC Week,” the notable speakers of the evening were blunt in their remarks.

Beyond the awards and the sequins and campaign that’s featured at the annual CBC Gala, blunt talk of what is ahead for Blacks in America and the state of democracy was close at hand. Former Vice President Kamala Harris was one of three awardees. “They played the long game working for decades to take over statehouses, gerrymander districts and stack the Supreme Court,” said Vice President Harris, speaking from the large podium to over 2,000 people. She offered advice and surprise at how so many have capitulated to the demands of Donald Trump. She als

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