Congressional Black Caucus

Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus
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Chair	Yvette Clarke
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
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
International affiliation	Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Colors	Red Black Blue
Seats in the House	55 / 435 (plus 2 non-voting)
Seats in the Senate	4 / 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
	Politics of the United States; Political parties; Elections;

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is made up of Black members of the United States Congress. Representative Yvette Clarke from New York, the current chairperson, succeeded Steven Horsford from Nevada in 2025. Although most members belong to the Democratic Party, the CBC founders envisioned it as a non-partisan organization, and there have been several instances of bipartisan collaboration with Republicans.