Melanie Campbell at The White House earlier this year. Washington, DC – Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic and convener of Black Women’s Roundtable, today issued the following statement regarding the change to Senate filibuster rules on behalf of The Black Women’s Roundtable:Continue Reading
Washington, DC – Melanie L. Campbell,president and CEO of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition) and convener, Black Women’s Roundtable, issued the following statement on Trayvon Martin and the Zimmerman verdict: As we process the unfortunate not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman regardingContinue Reading
Washington, DC – In response to today’s Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of Black Women’s Roundtable said, “Today’s decision by the U. S. Supreme Court to invalidate Section 4 of theContinue Reading
Washington, DC – Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition) and convener of Black Women’s Roundtableissued the following statement in response to a U. S. Census Bureau report released yesterday finding that about two in three eligible blacks (66.2 percent)Continue Reading