1. Barbara-Rose Collins was an American politician from the US state of Michigan and the first black woman from Michigan to be elected to Congress.
14 Facts About Barbara-Rose Collins
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Barbara-Rose Collins is an alumnus of Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan where she attended in 1957.
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Barbara-Rose Collins earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Anthropology from Wayne State University.
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In 1960, Barbara-Rose Collins became divorced and a single mom.
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Barbara-Rose Collins worked multiple jobs and had public assistance until beginning a position as a Business Manager at Wayne State University.
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Barbara-Rose Collins worked as a Business Manager for the Physics department at Wayne State University for 9 years.
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Barbara-Rose Collins's district was renumbered as the 15th district after the 1990 census.
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Barbara-Rose Collins introduced the Unrenumerated Work Act in 1991,1993, and 1994.
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Barbara-Rose Collins's bill was endorsed by the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues and by 1993 had 90 co-sponsors; however, it failed to pass.
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Barbara-Rose Collins was the subject of a United States House Committee on Ethics inquiry in 1995, under suspicion of 11 instances of misuse of funds.
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Barbara-Rose Collins was re-elected in 2005 and retired in 2009.
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In 1996, Barbara-Rose Collins was the first congressperson to introduce legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
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Barbara-Rose Collins died from COVID-19 at a Detroit hospital, on November 4,2021, at age 82, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan.
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Barbara-Rose Collins was the aunt of actor and comedian Sam Richardson.