Michigan Legislative Black Caucus
Our community continues to be greatly and disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities is a start in addressing this but we must continue this conversation through this crisis and after. Below includes some of the ongoing conversations. “By failing to heed warnings he received about the crisis Donald Trump […]
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April 11-17 is the third annual Black Maternal Health Week. This pandemic has made us focus on our entire healthcare system and now the world is seeing the disparities that many of us already knew were in the system. Now, the country and world are beginning to reckon with the many largely structural and systemic […]
Thank you to Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist for realizing the impact COVID-19 is having on our community and taking action by creating the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities. “We know that generations of racial disparities and inequality has a detrimental impact on the lives of people across the state. […]
COVID-19 is a very serious and dangerous threat to our community. It is important that we follow the Governor’s order to Stay Home and Stay Safe. Resources available during COVID-19
Salute and Celebration of Black Farmers: Wednesday, February 26, 20205:00 to 7:30 p.m.State Capitol, 100 N Capitol Ave., Lansing, 48912 Dinner and Entertainment Please RSVP on or before February 19, 2020 (517) 373-1997 or johnjohnson@house.mi.gov
LANSING — The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus (“MLBC”) announced today that Michigan State Senator Marshall Bullock (D-Detroit) is the new chairman of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus, replacing former State Representative Sheldon A. Neely (D-Flint). Sen. Bullock, MLBC’s former 1st Vice Chair, ascends to the chairmanship as a result of Mr. Neeley’s election last week […]