Michigan voters have an outsize impact on who will win the White House and which party will carry the House and Senate in 2024. In this series, Great Stakes: The fight to be hailed as victors in Michigan, the Washington Examiner will look at the thorny politics and unique matters that will swing the critical battleground state. Part five, below, examines the lack of black Democratic Party representation in Washington.

DETROIT, Michigan — Michigan‘s largest city is not represented by a black member of Congress for the first time in more than half a century, but the Democratic primary for Detroit‘s 13th Congressional District underscores a broader problem for the party and President Joe Biden.