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Thursday, May 28, 2020
NBCSL Calls for an End to Senseless Violence Against Others Based on Racist Stereotypes
NBCSL Calls for an End to Senseless Violence Against Others… Read More
Family members of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old black man gunned down by two white men while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia, want hate crime charges brought against his killers. Georgia is among the states that lack hate crime laws, but there's an effort underway to change that. (Image via Twitter.)
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery's killing spurs action on Southern states' lack of hate crime laws
Earlier this month a video surfaced showing the Feb. 23 shooting of… Read More
State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Monday, May 25, 2020
Opinion: We can’t just order Americans back to work amid COVID-19. Let’s also protect them.
As states rush to reopen amid the continuing spread of… Read More
Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg at Statehouse Press Conference
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Black lawmakers call for more COVID-19 aid for black businesses and rural towns in SC
A group of black state legislators said Monday that South… Read More
Friday, May 1, 2020
NBCSL OP-ED - “Penny Wise and Pound Foolish” Opening Businesses Prematurely Endangers Workers in Communities of Color”
The notion of “re-opening” our economy presumes that, prior to… Read More
Rep. Anika T. Omphroy(FL)
Friday, April 24, 2020
Rep. Anika T. Omphroy(FL) Appointed to Re-Open Florida Task Force
Rep. Anika T. Omphroy(FL) Appointed to Re-Open Florida Task Force… Read More

Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 9, 2020
NBCSL Urges Governors To Pre-Position Resources to Prevent Death in COVID-19 Response
Washington DC —The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) called… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Open Letter to President Trump re COVID-19
Washington DC —The Presidents of the National Asian Pacific Islander Caucus… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 30, 2019
NBCSL Statement on the Passing of John Conyers, Jr., Longest Serving Black Congressman
Washington, D.C. — The National Black Caucus of State Legislators… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 17, 2019
NBCSL Statement on the Passing Of Elijah Cummings, Longtime Maryland Congressman
Washington, D.C. — The National Black Caucus of State Legislators… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 6, 2019
NBCSL Urges all Policymakers to take action regarding the senseless gun violence in the US
Washington, D.C. — Headlines about the recent tragedies due to gun… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, June 29, 2019
NBCSL Responds to Recent Supreme Court Decisions
June 29, 2019 -- Washington, D.C. --The Supreme Court recently… Read More

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