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Upcoming Events

October 2012 - The meeting will be in conjunction with the Michgian Municipal League Annual Convention, Mackinac Island

Recaps of Featured Past Events

October 21, 2011 - Annual Fundraising Dinner, Detroit. 
Guest speakers were Harvey Hollins, Director, Michigan’s Office of Urban and Metropolitan Initiatives; John Gardner, Senior Manager, Government Affairs, Comcast; and Tyrone Winfrey, President, Detroit Public Schools Board of Education.

October 9, 2010 - 2010 Annual Fundraising Dinner, Kalamazoo.
Guest speaker was Honorable Brenda Lawrence, Mayor of Southfield and Democratic nominee for Michigan Lieutenant Governor

April 14, 2010 - Annual Meeting, Michigan Municpal League Capital Conference, Lansing

Fall 2009
The Michigan Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials Fifth Annual Fundraising event was a great success! The event took place on Saturday, October 3, and was hosted by the city of Inkster. There were approximately 70 people in attendance with municipal officials from Inkster, Romulus, Ypsilanti, Saginaw, and Muskegon. The keynote speaker was Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon who spoke on the events theme Uniting for our Future. Debbie Dingell made a brief appearance and shared a few remarks with the group on behalf of her husband Congressman John Dingell. State Representative Shanelle Jackson, executive vice chairperson of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus (MLBC) gave greetings on behalf of the 25 state legislators that make up the group. Jackson said that she is looking forward to MLBC partnering with MBC-LEO on future events. After dinner and the keynote address the group received a proclamation from the city of Romulus, a resolution from Wayne County, and a special tribute from the state of Michigan signed by Governor Granholm. Photos>

Fall 2008
The Fourth Annual Michigan Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (MBC-LEO) Fundraising Event was a huge success!  Approximately 100 people were in attendance, including elected officials from Inkster, Kentwood, Muskegon, Ypsilanti, Southfield, Muskegon Heights and, of course, the city of Saginaw, Buena Vista Township, and Saginaw County. More >

October 2008
Meeting in conjunction with the MML Annual Convention, Mackinac Island. Click here to view pictures from the MBC-LEO meeting.

April 2, 2008
Our annual meeting will be held in conjunction with the League's Capital Conference in Lansing at the Lansing Center.

October 2007
The fundraising event on October 20 was a success.  Representative Robert Dean was the guest speaker.  Elected officials from Madison Heights, Southfield, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, Kentwood and Saginaw attended the event. More>

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