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Char Goolsby, center, of Detroit, talks with people helping dispatch a group to knock on doors to get residents to get out and vote for the 2024 presidential election at her home in Detroit on ...
But only 41 Black women have ever served on a state supreme court, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, which tracks diversity in the judicial system. Bolden’s election means that Black people in Michigan — about 14% of the population — still have representation.
In 2021, as stated by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, 27 Black women will serve in the 117th Congress, doubling the number of Black women to serve in 2011. [36] In 2014, Mia Love was the first black woman to be elected to Congress for the Republican Party . [ 37 ]
Evolving Elissa Slotkin. Elissa Slotkin has been aggressive in courting Black Michigan voters. She’s held over 80 events in Detroit alone, and has made extensive outreach to Black political leaders.
In 2023 Karamo was elected to lead the Michigan Republican Party. [3] Karamo was the first Black woman to chair the state party. [13] In March 2023, Karamo faced widespread criticism and condemnation for defending a social media post by the Michigan Republican Party which compared recent gun control bills passed by the legislature to the Holocaust.
Pages in category "African-American state legislators in Michigan" The following 104 pages are in this category, out of 104 total.
It could be the work of Black women mobilizing people to the polls this election that helps Kamala Harris secure victory in Michigan and beyond.
The demographics. Black voters make up about 13 percent of Michigan’s electorate, and in 2020, 92 percent supported Biden, according to exit polls.But so far in 2024, Harris seems to be running ...