Her goal is to transform how Washington engages African nations and to promote the many opportunities to expand trade and economic growth between them and the U.S. One of her key priorities was to reauthorize and strengthen the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which enables African nations to export goods to the U.S. duty-free. [5] She was raised in the Venice and Fairfax neighborhoods of Los Angeles and graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School in 1971. Following the string of protests (many of which devolved into riots) across the country in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, Bass’ status as a leader on the police reform bill could earn her the support of BLM organizers and supporters. After attending "Crack: The Death of a Race", a San Francisco conference hosted by Cecil Williams, she decided to organize a response. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Costumed revelers set for Carnevale in Venice, just in time for Halloween, Center for Healthy Aging awarded $25,000 to provide senior services. Bass currently serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security. Schwarzenegger reached an agreement on a comprehensive deal to close most of a $42 billion shortfall, putting an end to years of government inaction and sidestepping of the difficult decisions necessary to address California's increasingly dire fiscal crisis. [14], Witnessing the civil rights movement on television with her father as a child sparked her interest in community activism. [71], Community Coalition and the crack cocaine epidemic, Possible 2020 Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee, California State University, Dominguez Hills, United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations, United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations (Chair), Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, List of African-American United States Representatives, List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States, Women in the United States House of Representatives, "112th Congress: Karen Bass, D-Calif. (33rd District)", "Full Biography | Congresswoman Karen Bass", "Karen Bass – Archives of Women's Political Communication", "Largest-Ever Congressional Black Caucus Sworn In", "Congressional Black Caucus Chair Cedric Richmond Says Goodbye to Seat as he Prepares to Pass "Chair" to Rep. Karen Bass", "The Blue Wave Of Black Politicians Gets Sworn In", "African American Speakers of the California", "Karen Bass, David Cogdill, Darrell Steinberg, and Michael Villines", "After budget battle, Bass has news for her old school", "Biden VP Favorite Karen Bass' Journey From the Radical Fringe", "When Karen Bass Went to Work in Castro's Cuba: In 1973, Bass, who's now a potential Biden VP pick, traveled to Cuba with the Venceremos Brigade. Jesus Lechuga (Karen Bass Husband) Biography, Jesus Lechuga Wiki. [60], Bass has fought to give tax reductions for small businesses to hire new employees, increase the flow of credit to small businesses so they can grow and create jobs, and extend the research and development tax credit that encourages innovation and job creation. Throughout her time in Congress, Bass has been the top Democrat on the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. She was the second woman to become Speaker of the California State Assembly.

The group is currently tackling the supposed prevalence of “systemic racism” and how it impacts American life. In November 2016, Bass supported the passage of Measure HHH and Measure H, which promise billions of dollars for housing homeless individuals. We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism.