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...
Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
The word “icon” doesn’t adequately describe the Honorable Reverence Jesse Jackson Sr. who passed away on February 17th at the age of 84. We stand on the shoulders of giants. Reverence Jackson was one of these giants. Throughout his life, Reverence...
Dec 29, 2025 | Homegoings
On December 25, 2025, Renowned Scholar and Professor Emeritus Dr. Charles Wesley Harris passed away. Born on September 12, 1927, in Auburn, Alabama, Dr. Harris had five siblings and was raised in rural Auburn. Dr. Harris came of age during the height of...
Aug 20, 2025 | Homegoings
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Martin L. Boston on August 17, 2025. Professor Boston served as Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, Director of Pan-African Studies and of its Black Serving Institution initiative at Sacramento State...
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...
Jun 12, 2023 | Homegoings
It pains me to memorialize my friend, our brother, Dr. David Covin. He died at home in Sacramento, California, Saturday, June 3, 2023. David was with his immediate family: his wife Judy and daughter Holly. It is hard to find the words to communicate what NCOBPS meant...
Apr 17, 2023 | Homegoings
National Conference of Black Political Scientists Mourns the Loss of Legendary Scholar Dr. Robert C. SmithFebruary 12, 1947 – April 13, 2023 [Itta Bena, Mississippi] – The National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) is deeply saddened...
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,...
