Press Releases

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.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 25, 2015

NBCSL Applauds the United States Supreme Court’s Decision in King V. Burwell

June 25, 2015 – The United States Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision ruled the federal government is not prevented from providing subsidies to individuals who purchase their insurance on…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 18, 2015

NBCSL Mourns the Loss of State Senator Clementa Pinckney (SC) In Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church Shooting

June 18, 2015 - South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney was one of nine victims who were tragically killed in a shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Church. Sen. Pinckney…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 30, 2015

Press Statement from NBCSL President Catherine Pugh

I want to thank The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) and members of the Board of Directors who stood in withMaryland Legislators and Corporate Board members in solidarity…