Press Releases

NCBCP issues an urgent call to the United States Senate to vote NO on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. Under the guise of “election integrity,” this legislation is a direct assault on the hard-won voting rights of Black Americans, designed to create insurmountable barriers to the ballot box for millions of eligible citizens.

On March 18, NCBCP President Melanie Campbell joined other partners of the Demand Diversity Roundtable in Washington, DC, at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy to release “America 250: The Equal Opportunity & Democracy Guide to Civic Engagement.(Equal Opportunity Guide).”

By: Alexandra Farmer, Digital Justice Fellow, NCBCP TWD. Jr. Institute Hope and Justice Fellowship Program
The Shifting Geography of Digital Infrastructure: The Washington D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia (DMV) region is not just the hub of the federal government anymore; it is fast becoming a global digital infrastructure nexus. With Virginia already hosting 667 of these facilities, data center developers are now shifting their focus to Maryland.

Hundreds of Black women leaders, advocates and allies from across the country and around the world to convene for five days of organizing, policy advocacy, strategy, healing, and collective action

Darrell Coles, National Program Coordinator for Black Youth Vote, spoke at the Young Worker March on Washington standing up for the future of young workers.

Darrell Coles, National Program Coordinator for Black Youth Vote, spoke at the Young Worker March on Washington standing up for the future of young workers.

We are gearing up for 2026, a year that calls us to be bold, grounded, and together. "United We Win: Building Power, Protecting Our Rights & Freedoms, and Advancing Opportunities Together!" Join us for the 15th Annual BWR Women of Power National Summit.

Just so we are clear... A Statement from Melanie L. Campbell on Racist Imagery

A Gathering of Black Men & Youth: Money, Power, Respect series. Pictures from the January 21, 2026, event in Washington, D.C..

(Washington, DC) - National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) President and CEO, and Convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable, Melanie L. Campbell, issued the following statement in response to passage of an unethical federal budget passed by the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives

The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and Black Women’s Roundtable is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Alexis M. Herman, the first woman to serve as the Secretary of Labor during the Clinton Administration.

Washington, DC – Today, Melanie L. Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and Convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable issued the following statement honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy 57 years after his assassination, and rebuking the Trump Administration’s executive order seeking to rid the Smithsonian of “anti-American ideology”

Atlanta, GA (February 18, 2025) - The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) proudly announce the NCBCP Thomas W. Dortch Jr. Institute @ CAU 2025 Hope & Justice Fellowship Program Orientation, Welcome Dinner & Pinning Ceremony, hosted by Melanie Campbell, President & CEO of NCBCP, and Dr. George T. French, Jr., President of Clark Atlanta University, February 18 – 19, 2025.

Washington, DC -- Today, Melanie L. Campbell, president of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of The Black Women’s Roundtable, released the following statement following her remarks at AFGE "Save the Civil Service" Rally on Capitol Hill:

Washington, DC – Today, Melanie L. Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and Convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable issued the following statement after a Washington, D.C. emergency roundtable on DEI, co-hosted by the NCBCP, National Urban League and several other national civil rights and social justice organizations: