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Minnesota House Passes Police Accountability Act Tuesday, July 21, 2020 SAINT PAUL – Today, the Minnesota House approved the Minnesota Police Accountability Act. The legislation, authored by members of the People… Read More

New Covid therapies need to work for the people most at risk. Here are some ideas for increasing the number of minorities enrolled in clinical trials. To protect all of… Read More

NBCSL Mourns the Passing of Congressman John R. Lewis Washington, DC: The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) is saddened by the news of the passing of Congressman John… Read More

NBCSL Partners With E. D. Legacy Films On The Promotion Of A New Film; "Negative Exposure" That Offers A Call To Action For Community And Race Relations The National Black… Read More

In unity, for justice June 2, 2020On behalf of the Quad Caucus and as presidents of the four bipartisan national caucuses of state legislators of color, we come together to… Read More

NBCSL Statement on The Events Surrounding George Floyd’s Death and Its AftermathJune 01, 2020 This is not a statement expressing our concern with and condemnation of law enforcement actions that… Read More

Fiercely committed to a complete count of Texas residents for Census 2020, advocates across ethnic groups are re-thinking tactics and strategies of how to increase self-response rates during the COVID-19… Read More

The president of the historically Black Meharry Medical College said on Wednesday that a consortium of the nation’s four Black medical schools would be the group best prepared to tackle… Read More

NBCSL Calls for an End to Senseless Violence Against Others Based on Racist StereotypesMay 28, 2020In addition to trying to navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the nation was introduced recently through… Read More

Earlier this month a video surfaced showing the Feb. 23 shooting of an unarmed black man pursued by two white men and shot in broad daylight while jogging through a neighborhood in… Read More