Most members of the Congressional Black Caucus are twice as old as the median Black person living in the US.
The Congressional Black Caucus, a powerful voice for Black Americans, is significantly older than those it speaks for.
Clay had replaced his father, William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil-rights icon and founding Congressional Black Caucus member who had represented the area since 1969.
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesThe Congressional Black Caucus is reckoning with a leftward shift it's struggled to embrace.
A spokesperson for the Congressional Black Caucus did not respond to Insider's request for comment.