The Delaware Black Caucus, also known as the DBC, is a non-partisan American

United States

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 public policy, research and educational organization

Organization

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. The DBC is composed of African Americans elected as mayors, council members in the state of Delaware

Delaware

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, as well as members of the Delaware General Assembly

Delaware General Assembly

The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 Senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 Representatives...

.

Priorities

The mission of the DBC is to serve as a non-partisan policy-oriented catalyst that educates future leaders and promotes collaboration among legislators, business leaders, minority-focused organizational leaders, and organized labor to effect positive and sustainable change in the African American

African American

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 community. The DBC works to broaden and elevate the influence of African Americans in the political, legislative, and public policy arenas in Delaware. The DBC creates, identifies, analyzes and disseminates policy-oriented information critical to advancing African Americans and people of African descent towards equity in economics, health and education.

Current membership

List of officers:

valign="top"| District Officers Position 2(Senate) Margaret Rose Henry chair (House) 3(Council Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley... ) Stephanie T. Bolden treasurer

Members

• James Baker, Mayor
  Mayor
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  , City of Wilmington
  Wilmington, Delaware
  Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
  
  
• Donald Blakey, Delaware State Rep. (R-Dover)
• Theodore "Ted" Blunt, Ex-President, Wilmington City Council
• Michael Brown, Wilmington City Council
• Margaret Rose Henry, Delaware State Sen. (D-Wilmington)
• Robin Fisher, Laurel Town Council
• Theopalis Gregory, Wilmington City Council
• J.J. Johnson, Delaware State Rep. (D-New Castle)
• Pat A. Jones, Seaford City Council
• Robert McGhee, Middletown Town Council
• Charles Potter, Wilmington City Council
• Sophia Russell, Dover City Council
• Reuben Salters, Dover City Council
• Hanifa Shabazz, Wilmington City Council
• Dennis Williams, Delaware State Rep. (D-Wilmington)
• Katrina Wilson, Milford City Council