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NYSABPRHAL

New York State Association

of Black, Puerto Rican,

Hispanic & Asian Legislators, Inc.

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    • 52nd Conference
    • Labor Lunch
    • Youth Conference
    • Schedule
    • Register For Conference
  • Who We Are
    • Board of Directors
    • History & Chair’s Message
    • Executive Message
  • What We Are Doing
    • Tomorrow’s Leaders Initiative
    • Scholarships
  • What We Have Done
    • 49th Conference
    • 50th Conference
    • 51st Conference
    • Past Events
    • Newsworthy
  • Contact

OUR HISTORY

NYSABPRHAL’s fundamental purpose is to promote the common good

HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK & PUERTO RICAN LEGISLATORS

In 1917, The New York State Assembly elected its first African-American legislator, Assemblyman Edward A. Johnson, a man born into slavery in North Carolina. In 1937, Assemblyman Oscar Garcia Rivera was the first American of Puerto Rican heritage to be elected in the State Assembly.

From those small victories, slowly, two became three, three became four, and four became many. Upon the successes of civil rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s, the New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican Hispanic & Asian Legislators Inc. (NYSABPRHAL) was founded by legislative caucus members, on October 11, 1985, as a non-political, charitable organization, incorporated under Section 402 of the New York Not-for-Profit Incorporation Law, with a 501(c)(3) purpose and mission. NYSABPRHAL’s fundamental purpose is to promote the common good, social and general welfare of the various people of the community; foster and maintain an interest in racial tolerance in the world; to encourage the development of the community and promote economic growth.

 

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New York State Association
of Black and Puerto Rican,
Hispanic & Asian Legislators, Inc.

P.O. Box 2079, Empire Plaza Station
Albany, New York 12220

info@nysabprlinc.org
Phone Number: (518) 427-8363

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  • Conference
    • 52nd Conference
    • Labor Lunch
    • Youth Conference
    • Schedule
    • Register For Conference
  • Who We Are
    • Board of Directors
    • History & Chair’s Message
    • Executive Message
  • What We Are Doing
    • Tomorrow’s Leaders Initiative
    • Scholarships
  • What We Have Done
    • 49th Conference
    • 50th Conference
    • 51st Conference
    • Past Events
    • Newsworthy
  • Contact

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