Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 7, 2018

NBCSL Responds to Midterm Election Results

Washington DC —“Congratulations are extended to all of the newly elected officials across America who won local or national races in the midterm elections,” said National Black Caucus of State Legislators…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 29, 2018

NBCSL Statement on Kentucky Kroger Shooting and Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre

Washington DC —National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) President and Indiana State Representative Gregory W. Porter issued the following statement in response to news of the shooting of two…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

NBCSL extends condolences to victims of the Jacksonville Mass Shooting

Washington DC – "The National Black Caucus of State Legislators extends its deepest condolences to the victims, family members, and friends of the individuals killed and wounded in our nation's…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 27, 2018

NBCSL Mourns the Passing of Senator John McCain

WASHINGTON – In response to the passing of Sen. John McCain, the President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, Indiana State Representative Gregory W. Porter, released the following…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 10, 2018

Anniversary of Charlottesville violence brings renewed call for hate crimes legislation in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS - State Rep. Gregory W. Porter (D-Indianapolis), who is also the president of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, issued the following statement about the anniversary of the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 10, 2018

Black Caucus Condemns White Nationalist Rally Planned for DC

"The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) denounces the Unite the Right 2 march that will be held in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, August 13," says NBCSL President Gregory…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 12, 2018

NBCSL REACTS TO SUPREME COURT DECISION IN OHIO VOTER PURGE CASE

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Ohio’s voter purge. In the case, Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute, the Court ruled Ohio’s practice of…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 30, 2018

NBCSL Condemns the Use of Racial Slurs by Legislators

In response to the Arizona House of Representatives silencing of its only two African-American legislators for opposing the use of a racial slur by Arizona State Rep. Maria Syms in…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Statement by NBCSL in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The following remarks were released by the National Black Caucus of State Legislators in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 14, 2017

NBCSL TO FOCUS ON UPCOMING 2018 MID TERM ELECTIONS