The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) blasted CBS News on Tuesday for what it argued was a lack of diversity in its 2020 presidential election news team.

“CBS News’ decision to not include Black reporters on their 2020 Election news team further proves the voting power and voices of Black America continue to be undervalued," the NAACP said.

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"As the voting bloc which will most certainly heavily determine the direction of this country in the upcoming election, it is vital any and all media outlets have a diverse newsroom, including individuals of color in decision making positions to speak to and address the issues and concerns directly impacting the Black community," it adds. "Representation matters and the media needs our coverage on the issues to drive the discussion."

The statement from the NAACP comes three days after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezWhy Democrats must confront extreme left wing incitement to violence The Hill Interview: Jerry Brown on climate disasters, COVID-19 and Biden's 'Rooseveltian moment' House Democrats postpone vote on marijuana decriminalization bill MORE (D-N.Y) criticized the CBS News 2020 team for the same reason, calling its selections "unacceptable" from a diversity perspective in a tweet that went viral.

This WH admin has made having a functional understanding of race in America one of the most important core competencies for a political journalist to have, yet @CBSNews hasn’t assigned a *single* black journalist to cover the 2020 election.



Unacceptable in 2019. Try again. https://t.co/h7tmiBr9Fi — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 13, 2019

The Hill has reached out to CBS News for comment.

A CBS spokesperson said Sunday that announced its team was an “initial wave of what will be an outstanding and diverse wave of journalists” that will cover the highly anticipated election.

Some Democratic leaders, including Rep. Maxine Waters Maxine Moore WatersPelosi: House will stay in session until agreement is reached on coronavirus relief Omar invokes father's death from coronavirus in reaction to Woodward book Business groups increasingly worried about death of filibuster MORE, also criticized CBS for "not one Black" being on its reporting team for 2020, which does include Hispanic and Asian-Americans.