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Missouri Legislative Black Caucus
The Missouri Legislative Black Caucus, Inc. (MLBC) is an organization representing African American members of the Missouri Senate and Missouri House of Representatives. African American members of Missouri's 75th General Assembly (1969-1970) formally established the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus. The current Chair is Representative Marlene Terry, St. Louis County, MO and the Executive Director is Cheryl Dozier. Current members *Senator Steve Roberts (Missouri politician), Steve Roberts *Senator Brian Williams (Missouri politician), Brian Williams *Senator Barbara Anne Washington *Senator Karla May *Senator Angela Mosley, Angela Walton Mosley *Representative Marlene Terry, Chair *Representative Michael Johnson , Vice-Chair *Representative Yolonda Fountain Henderson, Secretary *Representative Mark A. Sharp, Treasurer *Representative Marlon Anderson *Representative Kevin Windham Jr. *Representative LaKeySha Frazier-Bosley, LaKeySha Frazier Bosley *Representative Delbret Taylor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West/ Central African with some European descent; some also have Native American and other ancestry. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, African immigrants generally do not s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
