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We are outraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. This decision represents yet another step backward in the ongoing fight to protect fair representation and the fundamental rights of our communities. “Let me be clear about what just happened. The Supreme Court did not strike down a map. They dismantled the very protection Black communities bled for, and they did it in broad daylight," said OLBCF President Shayla L. Davis "As Justice Kagan made plain in her dissent,...

The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (OLBCF) will host a timely and groundbreaking virtual event in recognition of Women’s Health Month, titled Hot Flashes and Hard Truths: Black Women, Menopause, and Policy Change in Ohio, on May 27 at 6:00 PM EST. The conversation will bring together health experts, policymakers, and advocates to address the urgent need for greater awareness, research, and policy solutions surrounding menopause, particularly as it impacts Black women. Black women...

What we are witnessing across the South is not a coincidence. It is a coordinated rollback of Black political power, made possible by a Supreme Court that has spent the last decade dismantling the Voting Rights Act. Tennessee carved up its only majority-Black congressional district. Louisiana just passed a map eliminating another. South Carolina is moving to break apart Congressman James Clyburn's district. Alabama is positioning to revert to maps federal courts already said violated the law....