. chigan' firs African J\nlerican le�ator vvas HA'1*ri4o:nn' elected in 1892. William Ferguson erved one term. ince then there hav been 50 Bl c legislator in Lansing. "Our members are usually very invol ed in different com­ mitt 0 only an ver ge of fi 0 • caucus memb rs o up t the monthly meet­ ,. Littles . d. p 0 frica IT ... .ctJ'll ... �on County ro P chairper­ Judi . fl r: CI r (D. Flint) rv d pr i- City Council CPo th t Gu rd p. ODd urpby (D-De oit), . the m [ority floor e der. p. 0 Jr (D- Detroit) i chair of the House Committee on State Affairs. . J YOUD r (D­ De oit) formerly served as chair of the Blac Police ecruitment Committee and Detroit Wayne County Criminal Justice Council • 0 W. unde (D- Detr it) is chair of teh Ho Committee on Urban Affair . He is also a majority hip. p. C. Smith is .. credited with leading Michigan to d divestment in South Africa. p. E el Te II (D- High­ d Park) began her career the first female branch manager of the Michigan Dep . of State, Highland Par Branch. p. (D- Detroitj ] an active member of the Caue the AACP, the UAW and several com­ munity organizations. 836-8686 America co ducting D· ion regnancy. L 739 ... 557 ... 726-5311 or 728-7516