How many black congressmen and senators were there in 2014?

In 2014, there were 46 African American members in the United States Congress, which included 43 representatives in the House and 3 senators. The three black senators at that time were Cory Booker from New Jersey, Tim Scott from South Carolina, and President Barack Obama, who was serving as a senator until January 2017. This represented a significant but still small percentage of the total congressional membership.