Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 12, 2017

NBCSL Seeks to Expand Much Great Access to Broadband Coverage to Communities of Color

April 12, 2017—The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) has set focus on building “Next Generation Networks” in cities throughout the country to provide much expanded broadband access for…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 9, 2017

NBCSL Comments on Confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions As U.S Attorney General

February 9, 2017 – After bitter debate and protest, Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL) was confirmed as U.S. Attorney General. Sen. Sessions’ nomination was hotly contested due to incidents in Sen.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Steve Hightower, one of our CRT members will be on CNBC's Blue Collar Millionaires" tonight.

The president and CEO of a Greater Cincinnati company will be the star of an episodeof the upcoming CNBC show. Hightowers Petroleum Co. president and CEO Stephen Hightower will be…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 29, 2016

National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) Outraged at Continued Police Violence Against Citizens

September 23, 2016 – Terence Crutcher of Tulsa, OK, and Keith Lamont Scott of Charlotte, NC are two more African American men on the list of victims of excessive police…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, July 8, 2016

NBCSL Calls for an End to Police Violence and an Investigation into Police Training Practices Nationwide

July 7, 2016 -- This week, several different families had their lives turned upside down following the deaths of their loved ones. Alton Sterling, a 37 year old Baton Rouge…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 24, 2016

NBCSL Applauds the Supreme Court and it's Decision to Uphold Access to Higher Education

June 24, 2016 – In a 4-3 decision the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the affirmative action program at the University of Texas, effectively ending the legal proceedings in Fisher v.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 8, 2015

National Action Network (NAN) & Civil Rights Groups Mobilize Around Voting Rights Cases Being Heard at Supreme Court Today

(New York, NY) – National Action Network (NAN) along with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Urban League (NUL), National Coalition on Black Civic Participation…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 18, 2015

The National Black caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) mourns the loss of former NAACP Chairman and former state legislator Julian Bond

Julian Bond, former Chairman of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and former Georgia state legislator passed away today.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 9, 2015

NBCSL Applauds the South Carolina Legislature's Removal of the Confederate Flag from the State Capitol

July 9, 2015 - The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the Confederate Soldiers Memorial and Governor Nikki Haley signed the measure officially removing…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 26, 2015

NBCSL Applauds the Supreme Court’s Decision on Marriage Equality

June 26, 2015 - The United States Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision ruled that all states must recognize same sex marriage as well as cannot prevent same sex marriages.…