There were 108,402 African American students enrolled in Wayne County districts in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
On August 24, 2023, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), and Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) led 22 of their colleagues in a letter to House leadership urging immediate legislative action to respond to deadly heat waves that continue to sweep the country.
There were 1,540 professional licenses issued in the second quarter of 2023 in Wayne County, ranking it first among counties in Michigan, making a 15.6% increase over the previous quarter.
As part of his commitment to promoting inclusivity, Representative Shri Thanedar initiated a collaborative briefing with Hispanic community leader, Rogelio Landin, to gather insights from members of the Hispanic community.
On August 8, 2023, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) re-introduced the Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit & Protecting Consumers Act to provide credit restoration for victims of predatory lending, fraud, and other financial abuse, prohibit the reporting of medical debt, and reduce the length of time that adverse information appears on credit reports from seven to four years.
Representative Shri Thanedar, a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, introduced the United Against Transnational Criminal Organizations Act (UNITED Act), a crucial legislation aimed at bolstering our nation's defenses against the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).