Congressional Black Caucus

Caucus comprising most black members of the U.S. Congress Congressional Black Caucus ChairYvette Clarke (NY–9)Founder 13 founding members Shirley Chisholm (NY–12) Bill Clay (MO–1) George W. Collins (IL–6) John Conyers (MI–1) Ron Dellums (CA–7) Charles Diggs (MI–13) Walter Fauntroy (DC–AL) Augustus Hawkins (CA–21) Ralph Metcalfe (IL–1) Parren Mitchell (MD–7) Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (PA–2) Charles Rangel (NY–18) Louis Stokes (OH–21) FoundedJanuary 4, 1969 (as Democratic Select Committee)March 30, 1971; 55 years ago (1971-03-30)HeadquartersWashington, D.C.International affiliationCongressional Black Caucus FoundationColors Red Black Blue Seats in the House54 / 435 (plus 2 non-voting) Seats in the Senate4 / 100 Seats in the House Democratic Caucus54 / 212Seats in House Republican Conference0 / 219PredecessorDemocratic Select Committee (DSC)Websitecbc.house.govPolitics of the United StatesPolitical partiesElections Part of a series on ethnicAfrican Americans History Periods Timeline Atlantic slave trade Abolitionism in the United States Slavery in the colonial history of the US Revolutionary War Antebellum period Slavery and military history during the Civil War