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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....

A first of its kind. A guide to the policies in action right now in the 136th Ohio General Assembly from Black legislators across our state. For the first time, the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation has produced a comprehensive guide that brings the work happening at the Statehouse directly to you. The State of Black Ohio Policy Book documents the legislative efforts of Ohio's 22 Black lawmakers, organized by policy area, in plain and accessible language.  This is more than a...