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Racial distribution in Columbus in 2010: red dots indicate white Americans, blue dots for African Americans, green for Asian Americans, orange for Hispanic Americans, yellow for other races. Each dot represents 25 residents. As of 2020, Black residents of Franklin County had a 11.1 percent unemployment rate, about double the overall unemployment.
Ohio was a destination for escaped African Americans slaves before the Civil War. In the early 1870s, the Society of Friends members actively helped former black slaves in their search of freedom. The state was important in the operation of the Underground Railroad .
The Ohio Organizing Collaborative [1] (OOC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit statewide organization focused on uniting community organizers and organizing groups across Ohio with similar interests. The OOC was formed in 2007 by Kirk Noden with a mission of organizing citizens to build power and combat social, racial and economic injustices in ...
The Black professional class has supported its members from the end of slavery to modern times by developing institutions parallel to their white American counterparts. These cooperative ...
The US needs national public health campaigns targeting Black men, the expansion of Medicaid to reduce disparities in access to care, and more mental health clinicians trained in gender- and race ...
The Columbus chapter of 100 Black Men of America has a mission to improve the quality of life and economic opportunities for African Americans.
The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) operates a nationwide modern Freedom School program. This program is coordinated through the Children's Defense Fund's Black Community Crusade for Children initiative. The CDF Freedom Schools national program operates over 130 summer program sites in 24 states across the country serving nearly 7,200 children. [19]
Tauana McDonald, president and chief operating officer of Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital, will be the first Black woman to lead a major central Ohio health system starting July 1.