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NOBEL Women President and NBCSL Member, State Rep. Karen Camper (TN) named one of the 100 Most Infuential African American Leaders by African Leadership Magazine Read More

California Probation Reform Bill AB1950 Would Set Limits on Number of Years   REFORM Alliance, the criminal justice reform organization co-founded by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, rapper Meek Mill, entrepreneur Michael… Read More

California task force will consider paying reparations for slavery   With Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature, California became the first state government in the country on Wednesday to adopt a law… Read More

National Black Caucus of State Legislators President, Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D – South Carolina) Expresses Lawmakers’ Outrage in Response to the Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Probe Findings and Touts Legislative Action… Read More

Ban on natural hair discrimination passes in House. ‘Everybody should feel empowered’ Jordan Winder wanted to attend St. Augustine High School, a private, all-boys Catholic school in New Orleans. Although… Read More

NBCSL's Statement on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg   Washington DC —The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) is saddened by the news of the… Read More

Former Alabama State Representative and A Past NBCSL President James Thomas Has Passed Away Former State Representative James Thomas (AL) and a Past NBCSL President passed on Saturday, August 29,… Read More

NBCSL Pays Tribute to Actor Chadwick Boseman Chadwick Boseman is gone. The reality of that fact is slowly sinking in and the sadness of a life gone too soon is… Read More

Environmental Justice: An Essential Part of Building Back Better Op-Ed by Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter (SC) President, National Black Caucus of State Legislators Our country has been subjected to unceasing waves… Read More

Rest in Peace: Former California Assemblymember Gwen Moore Passes Away Family members, friends, former colleagues and other loved ones across California were shocked to learn about the passing of former California Assemblymember Gwen Moore on Aug.… Read More