Rep. Harold M. Love, Jr. Tells How His Rise Could Affect the Nation 

By Michael A. Grant, J.D.  NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee Rep. Harold& M. Love, Jr., the next president of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL), served as host to the NBCSL’s recent conference held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown Nashville. Representative of Tennessee’s 58th legislative district, Love is now president-elect of the NBCSL. He will be sworn in as president next December (2024) in Washington, D.C. & “One thing that I have thought about when it comes to leading NBCSL once I’m sworn in is to continue some of the work I’m doing now as president-elect. And one of the main focal points that I have been charged with by the current president is to establish a series of regional quarterly meetings.”  Love says the NBCSL will begin holding in-person meetings throughout the year instead of one annual meeting, a strategy envisioned by current president, Alabama Rep. Laura Hall, and assigned to Rep. Love.& “The benefit is that we can address issues a lot faster than to wait for the annual conference at the end of the year. Most legislators are in session part-time and the issues that we have to address happens in many states and...