Dean of NC Dems representing NC’s 12th District. Educator. Artist. Founder & Co-Chair of the Black Maternal Health @BMHCaucus and the Bipartisan @HBCUCaucus.

Joined December 2014
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I voted for the Iran War Powers Resolution. For over 90 days, the Trump administration has waged war on Iran without a defined exit strategy or congressional authorization, dragging our country further into Trump’s self-declared war of choice and a deepening financial crisis.
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I am proud to announce Morgan Wade, a sophomore at West Charlotte High School, as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition representing North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District.
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Wade’s award-winning piece, African Basquiat, an Acrylic and Polly paint masterpiece was unveiled during the Grand Opening Exhibition Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Mint Museum Uptown at Levine Center for the Arts in Charlotte.
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Requiring proof of intent to discriminate in states with documented histories of racial voter suppression is not legal interpretation. It is judicial activism and willful blindness.
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Congressional oversight exists to serve the public good, not to strong arm universities and police students' political opinions.
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This Farm Bill is just about Punishing Poor People. Call your member of Congress and let them know it's a BAD BILL.
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Food assistance is getting cut for those who need it. Costs of fertilizer, equipment, fuel, and labor are rising, tariffs are swinging up and down, crop prices are weak, and farms are going under.
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This Farm Bill hurts farmers and consumers and it fails to address the current problems facing our farms.
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Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) is proud to present the grand opening of the 2026 12th District Congressional Art Competition Exhibition, celebrating the creativity, talent, and artistic vision of the next generation of artists from North Carolina’s 12th District.
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The exhibition will remain on view in the Mint Museum’s Uptown Culbertson Family Learning Center from May 17 through June 7.
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The first-place winner will have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year and will be invited, along with a guardian, to Washington, D.C. to participate in the official installation ceremony.
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The Congressional Mamas’ Caucus partnered with Mothering Justice and the Ariah Foundation to create the In Her Honor portrait series to recognize the women of color that have died due to maternal health complications. Their names and stories demand action.
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The portrait of April Valentine outside my office honors a young mother who lost her life to an untreated blood clot during pregnancy. The CDC has recognized that 80% of maternal deaths are preventable, and Black women are disproportionately affected.
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This Black Maternal Health Week, Congress must take meaningful action and push for the systemic changes Black moms deserve. #inherhonor #justice4April #ariahfoundation #BMHW
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Today, I introduced a resolution to recognize April 11 to April 17 as Black Maternal Health Week with Congresswoman Lauren Underwood and Senator Cory Booker. You can read more about it on my website, adams.house.gov
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It's Tax Day. Don’t forget to file by 11:59 PM tonight!
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