Caucus comprising most black members of the United States Congress
Congressional Black Caucus
Chair
Steven Horsford
Founder
13 founding members
Shirley Chisholm (from New York's 12th district)
Bill Clay (from Missouri's 1st district)
George W. Collins (from Illinois's 6th district)
John Conyers (from Michigan's 1st district)
Ron Dellums (from California's 7th district)
Charles Diggs (from Michigan's 13th district)
Walter Fauntroy (from District of Columbia's at-large district)
Augustus F. Hawkins (from California's 21st district)
Ralph Metcalfe (from Illinois's 1st district)
Parren Mitchell (from Maryland's 7th district)
Robert N.C. Nix Sr. (from Pennsylvania's 2nd district)
Charles Rangel (from New York's 18th district)
Louis Stokes (from Ohio's 21st district)
Founded
March 30, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-03-30)[1]
Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
Political position
Left-wing[2]
International affiliation
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Colors
Red Black Blue
Seats in the House
55 / 435
(plus 2 non-voting)
Seats in the Senate
3 / 100
Seats in the House Democratic Caucus
55 / 213
Seats in House Republican Conference
0 / 222
Predecessor
Democratic Select Committee (DSC)
Website
cbc.house.gov www.cbcfinc.org
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The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is a caucus made up of African-American members of the United States Congress. Representative Steven Horsford from Nevada is the caucus chairperson, having succeeded Joyce Beatty from Ohio in 2023.[3][4][5][6][7]
^"The History of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)". United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
^Office of the Historian (2008). ""Creation and Evolution of the Congressional Black Caucus," Black Americans in Congress, 1870–2007". History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
^"Leadership". Congressional Black Caucus. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^"Congressional Black Caucus". Congressional Black Caucus. November 28, 2018.
^"Congressional Black Caucus Chair Cedric Richmond Says Goodbye to Seat as he Prepares to Pass "Chair" to Rep. Karen Bass". January 2, 2019.
^"The Blue Wave Of Black Politicians Gets Sworn In". January 3, 2019.
^"Joyce Beatty elected next chair of Congressional Black Caucus". beatty.house.gov. December 4, 2020. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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