December 22, 2021
A panel comprised civic and social justice leaders discussed “Charting the Course for Our Communities” at NBCSL’s Annual Legislative Conference. Pictured from left to right: Cheryl Pryor, Indiana State Representative; Janice L. Mathis, Executive Director National Council of Negro
Women; Carlos Moore, Judge and National Bar Association President; Shavon Arline-Bradley, Principal R.E.A.C.H. Beyond and President, Delta 4 Women in Action; Derrick Johnson, President of the NAACP; Melanie Campbell, President, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation; and Marc Morial, President, National Urban League. National Black Caucus of State Legislators.
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500 Black State Legislators Address Voting Rights and Other Issues in Atlanta
Over 500 Black State Legislators from across the United States left the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) Annual Legislative Conference last weekend recommitted to addressing voting rights, health care, education, and other important issues that are impacting African American communities. Presently, more than 20 states have passed laws that will make it harder for millions of Americans to vote.