Sherrel Wheeler Stewart, BlackAmericaWeb.com
The national foreclosure crisis will be high on the agenda as lawmakers and other black leaders from around the country gather Wednesday for the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.
With one of its members as the Democratic nominee for president, growing unease in financial and housing markets and concerns over voter registration and vote protection, expectations for the CBC will be heightened, observers said.
“The stakes are much higher for the entire Black Caucus this year,” James Taylor, a University of San Francisco political scientist, told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “There is a new reality for CBC members if we have an Obama administration.”
