Michigan Department of Civil Rights

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Department of Civil Rights

Michigan Department of Civil Rights logo
Department overview
Formed	1965
Headquarters	Lansing, Michigan
Department executives	Portia L. Roberson (Chair) Zenna Faraj Elhasan (Vice-Chair) Gloria E. Lara (Secretary) Anupama Kosaraju Richard Corriveau David Worthams Luke R. Londo[1] , Commissioners John E. Johnson, Jr, Executive Director
Child agencies	Division on Deaf, Blind and Hard of Hearing
Website	michigan.gov/mdcr

Michigan Department of Civil Rights is a department of the Michigan State Government created in 1965 to support the work of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission of Michigan's Constitution of 1963. The Commission directs the work of the department and has eight members.^[2] The executive director is John E. Johnson, Jr.

The Department of Civil Rights investigates and resolves discrimination complaints and works to prevent discrimination through educational programs that promote voluntary compliance with civil rights laws.