Jun 22, 2026 | Position Statements
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, along with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, was the significant achievement of the modern civil rights movement. After decades of disenfranchisement, President Lydon Johnson signed a sweeping piece of federal legislation that provided...
Aug 28, 2023 | Position Statements
We are devastated to hear of the tragic deaths of Angela Carr, 52, Anolt Laguerre, Jr., 19, and Jerrald De’Shaun Gallion, 29, who were specifically targeted and killed in an act of domestic terrorism by a white supremacist in the state of Florida. This heinous...
Jul 1, 2023 | Position Statements
The National Conference of Black Political Scientists issues this statement to vehemently condemn the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court that sanctions same-sex discrimination in public accommodations. We firmly believe that bigotry in any form has no...
Jun 29, 2023 | Position Statements
The National Conference of Black Political Scientists vehemently condemns the United States Supreme Court’s decision to outlaw the use of race in college admissions, specifically in the case of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. This ruling by the highest...
Feb 6, 2023 | Position Statements
It is with an unfortunate kind of clarity that we express our outrage yet again as our status as persons of color in the United States has forced us to be witnesses of yet another young black person become a Martyr for our community. This injustice is egregious,...
Jan 31, 2023 | Position Statements
(original article) We are almost 800 African American Studies faculty, administrators, and allies in higher education at dozens of colleges and universities and we are concerned about the future of our field. We write this letter to broadcast our outrage at...
