Alabama House Black Caucus

08/17/2016

The House of Representatives elected its Speaker today, Rep. Mac McCutcheon of Madison, Alabama. Rep. McCutcheon was nominated by and received a majority vote from the members of the majority caucus. Minority caucus members nominated Rep. John Knight, but lost to the super majority vote along party lines.

The House Black Caucus extends congratulations to Speaker McCutcheon on his election. We look forward to his leadership in uniting the members of the House around our shared mission to serve the people of the great state of Alabama.

06/23/2016

The final hearing on the state's Medicaid program concluded yesterday with a detailed discussion on Regional Care Organizations (RCOs). The full presentation is available on the Caucus' website.

Caucus News | For Immediate Release June 22, 2016 Download | Presentation Today, members of the Alabama Legislature’s Joint Study Group on Medicaid received a detailed explanation on the de…

06/22/2016

Democrats in Congress staged a sit-in on the House floor, in support of meaningful debate and legislative action on gun control.

John Lewis revived Wednesday one of the most evocative forms of protest from the civil rights movement -- the sit-in -- to demand House Republicans move on gun control.

06/09/2016

The presentation materials from today's meeting of the Joint Medicaid Study Group are available on our website.

http://www.alhouseblackcaucus.org/resources/medicaid/

The page also has great resources to help Alabamians better understand our Medicaid program.

06/09/2016

The Joint Medicaid Study Group meets today at 1 p.m. in the Alabama State House in Room 200.

The meeting will focus on the revenue, funding and administrative costs of the Alabama Medicaid Agency.

06/06/2016

The next meeting of the Legislature's Joint Medicaid Study Group is Thursday, June 9 at 1 p.m. in the Alabama State House in Room 200.

The sixth meeting of the group will focus on the revenue, funding and administrative costs of the Alabama Medicaid Agency.

06/05/2016

"We can’t claim to seek to improve the lives of every Alabamian without first creating opportunities for every community to be heard." - Governor Robert Bentley

Governor, we could not agree more.

Take a moment and read the op-ed released by Governor Bentley on the state's new Office of Minority Affairs. The Black Caucus worked with the Governor to establish this important office, and we are equally optimistic about its ability to ensure continued growth and reconciliation in Alabama.

http://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2016/05/governor-bentley-releases-opinion-article-office-minority-affairs/

06/04/2016

Barriers are meant to be broken. We salute Muhammad Ali for fighting in and out of the ring to destroy injustice and advance the cause of civil rights. His legacy as "the greatest" athlete can only be triumphed by his legacy as a great American.

06/03/2016

House Black Caucus members in action during the 2016 legislative session. We extend a special word of thanks to House Photographer Dionne Whetstone for capturing these special moments.

06/03/2016

The historic ceremony, swearing in the head of the state's first cabinet-level Office of Minority Affairs, marks a historic moment in our state's history.

The House Black Caucus Chair, Representative John Knight is joined by Alabama Legislative Black Caucus Chair, Senator Rodger Smitherman as the co-sponsors of the legislation creating this new resource. The chairmen and other members of the Caucus joined Governor Bentley for this special occasion.

Share in this great moment, celebrating our state's rich diversity and bright future.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley delivers the oath of office to Nichelle Nix as the Director of the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs (GOMA) after a ceremonia...

05/30/2016

Today, we honor the service of the fallen and sometimes forgotten. We thank them for making the ultimate sacrifice.

05/25/2016

Governor Robert Bentley was joined by members of the Legislative Black Caucus at a ceremonial signing of House Bill 534, creating the Office of Minority Affairs. During the ceremony, Nichelle Nix, Director of the Office of Minority Affairs, was sworn in as a member of the Governor's cabinet. The Caucus worked with Gov. Bentley during the 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions to create a statewide resource for minorities.