Michigan Legislative Black Caucus

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The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus was formed in 1976 after a meeting at the Detroit home of Rep. Morris Hood, Jr., where he was elected as the first Caucus Chairman.^[1]

About

The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus is a coalition of 25 state legislators "committed to ensuring that all citizens of our state have equal opportunities." The caucus includes members of both the state Senate and the state House of Representatives.^[2]

Members

standing from left: Sen. Coleman Young, Rep. Paul Scott, Rep. Lisa Howze, Rep. Harvey Santana, Rep. Rudy Hobbs, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. David Nathan, Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes, Sen. Tupac Hunter, Rep. Shanelle Jackson, Sen. Morris Hood, Rep. David Rutledge, Rep. Alberta Tinsley-Talabi, Rep. Jimmy Womack
seated from left: Sen. Bert Johnson, Sen. Virgil Smith, Rep. Woodrow Stanley, Rep. Fred Durhal, Jr. (Chair), Sen. Vincent Gregory, Rep. Thomas Stallworth, Rep. Maureen Stapleton

The following are members of the 2011-2012 Caucus:^[2]

Leadership

• Fred Durhal Representative (D-Detroit 6th District), Chairperson
• Woodrow Stanley Representative (D-Flint 34th District), First Vice Chairperson
• Vincent Gregory Senator (D-Southfield 14th District), Second Vice Chairperson
• Virgil Smith Senator (D-Detroit 4th District), Secretary
• Bert Johnson Senator (D-Detroit 2nd District), Treasurer
• Thomas Stallworth III Representative (D-Detroit 8th District), Historian
• David Rutledge Representative (D-Ypsilanti 54th District), Chaplin
• Maureen L. Stapleton Representative (D-Detroit 4th District), Parliamentarian

Regular Members

• Senator Morris Hood (D-Detroit - 3rd District)
• Senator Tupac A. Hunter Senate (D- Detroit - 5th District)
• Senator Coleman Young (D- Detroit - 1st District)
• Representative Rudy Hobbs (D-Southfield - 35th Dist)
• Representative Lisa Howze (D-Detroit - 2nd Dist)
• Representative Shanelle Jackson (D-Detroit - 9th Dist)
• Representative David E. Nathan (D-Detroit - 11th Dist)
• Representative Stacy Erwin Oakes (D-Saginaw - 95th Dist)
• Representative John Olumba (D-Detroit - 5th Dist)
• Representative Harvey Santana (D-Detroit - 10th Dist)
• Representative Paul Scott, (R-Grand Blanc - 51st Dist)
• Representative Alberta Tinsley-Talabi (D-Detroit - 3rd Dist)
• Representative Rashida Tlaib, (D-Detroit 12th - Dist)
• Representative Jimmy Womack (D-Detroit - 7th Dist)

Events

The Caucus has hosted the following events.

Tribute to Michigan's Women of Color

On Feb. 22, 2011, the Caucus held an event entitled "Charline White/Cora Brown Luncheon: Tribute to Michigan's Women of Color". At the event they honored five Michigan women of color "who have made significant contributions to the citizens of Michigan." The recipients were: Hortense Golden Canady, Honorable Alma G. Stallworth, Dr. Violet T. Lewis, Honorable Erma Henderson, and Alberta Dixon Wilkerson, R.N.^[3]

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