{"id":931,"date":"2025-09-15T12:52:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/?page_id=931"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:25:20","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"931\" class=\"elementor elementor-931\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371de18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"371de18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12adef0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12adef0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cccdf00 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cccdf00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR MISSION <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137007b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"137007b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MAKING CHANGE AND IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db54e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8db54e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5ec4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b5ec4a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beaf4d4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"beaf4d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ohio Coalition <br>on Black Civic Participation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109974c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"109974c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f887b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33f887b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Final-Logo-redesign-Color-300x98.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Final-Logo-redesign-Color-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Final-Logo-redesign-Color.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6d816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f6d816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ohio Unity Coalition is a state affiliate of the <a>National Coalition on Black Civic Participation<\/a> in Washington DC. OUC is incorporated as a is a 501c-3 organization in Ohio. Our chief aim is to increase political literacy and civic engagement in black and under-served communities while building capacity in our member organizations and communities we serve. The variety of voter contact \/voter service mechanisms we utilize range from registration, education, mobilization, and protection to issue advocacy around issues specific to black Ohioans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267dcad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"267dcad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ba1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"25ba1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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328h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12V256h-67c-10.7 0-16-12.9-8.5-20.5l99-99c4.7-4.7 12.3-4.7 17 0l99 99c7.6 7.6 2.2 20.5-8.5 20.5h-67v116c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200zm-32-316v116h-67c-10.7 0-16 12.9-8.5 20.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 12.3 4.7 17 0l99-99c7.6-7.6 2.2-20.5-8.5-20.5h-67V140c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3950\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eeb8d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9eeb8d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3950\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6a75d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd6a75d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9975399 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9975399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>labor<\/li><li>Civil rights<\/li><li>black Greek-lettered sororities and fraternities<\/li><li>grassroots community organizations<\/li><li>Masonic<\/li><li>faith organizations<\/li><li>Civic Minded individuals<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a1568 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3a1568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3951\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3951\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> The coalition presently consists of the : <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 504c137 0 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248zm0-448c110.5 0 200 89.5 200 200s-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256 145.5 56 256 56zm20 328h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12V256h-67c-10.7 0-16-12.9-8.5-20.5l99-99c4.7-4.7 12.3-4.7 17 0l99 99c7.6 7.6 2.2 20.5-8.5 20.5h-67v116c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200zm-32-316v116h-67c-10.7 0-16 12.9-8.5 20.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 12.3 4.7 17 0l99-99c7.6-7.6 2.2-20.5-8.5-20.5h-67V140c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3951\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c820ef4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c820ef4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3951\" class=\"elementor-element 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Philip Randolph Institute<\/li><li>Ohio State Conference NAACP and branches across the state<\/li><li>Ohio AFL- CIO<\/li><li>Ohio Coalition of Labor Union Women<\/li><li>The Ohio Prince Hall Grand Lodge<\/li><li>Amaranth Grand Chapter<\/li><li>OES-PHA<\/li><li>The Greater Cleveland Voter Alliance<\/li><li>Youngstown Community Mobilization Coalition<\/li><li>Laborers\u2019 International Union of North America &#8211; African American Caucus<\/li><li>Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated and various local chapters of the Links Incorporated.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b0d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3b0d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/facebook_1758156188994_7374241536123449086.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ewmp-blog-medium size-ewmp-blog-medium wp-image-1011\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/facebook_1758156188994_7374241536123449086.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/facebook_1758156188994_7374241536123449086-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb6b5c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb6b5c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a91c7d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a91c7d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8400491 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8400491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The internal structure of OUC is spearheaded by convener Petee Talley retired state officer of the Ohio AFL-CIO, along with a steering committee representing our member organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efe9f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0efe9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb25c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cb25c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8dd81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c8dd81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4347972 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4347972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 1983 NCBCP has had a presence in Ohio with its signature &#8220;Operation Big Vote&#8221; voter turnout program. A more comprehensive program rolled out in the 2011, 2012, and 2014 election cycles positioned us to be a major contender in future local, mid-term, and presidential election cycles across Ohio.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ohio Coalition on Black Civic Participation conducts its operations in the heart of urban centers in the counties, of Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas, Mahoning, Lorain, Montgomery, Stark, Summit, and Trumbull.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The strategies utilized to increase the opportunities for black civic participation in these communities range from the established, tried and true methods of\u00a0 door-to-door canvassing and phone and text banking. Traditional media on black radio and news outlets, along with contemporary cutting-edge technologies like virtual town halls and social media compliment our relational organizing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ohio Coalition on Black Civic Participation has enjoyed measurable, quantifiable results in its proud history and looks forward to continuing this tradition of success into the future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f06ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f06ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20240701_115332-1024x768.jpeg\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f418ddd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f418ddd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d5dda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7d5dda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef3913 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aef3913\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f077ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f077ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52e9ba elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a52e9ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VIEW OUR LEGACY PARTNERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb63e42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb63e42\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cedd6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cedd6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06de657 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06de657\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f9b85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36f9b85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/OHvoice.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Green_Logo.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-80\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc10c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fc10c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ohio Voice is dedicated to deepening and growing the civic participation of historically underrepresented and socially responsible individuals by supporting the work of 501(c)(3) organizations throughout the state, thereby advancing economic and social justice policies that benefit all Ohioans.<\/p><p>OHvoice.org<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f7a8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52f7a8d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f8fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3f8fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/cbtu.nationbuilder.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NAACP_CMYK_Black-e1664284692580.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-81\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2ba49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb2ba49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.<\/span><\/p><p>cbtu.nationbuilder.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9a919 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f9a919\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4474a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c4474a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6fa753 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6fa753\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541cb31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"541cb31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbwcleveland.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-19-at-12.56.13\u202fPM.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-83\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-19-at-12.56.13\u202fPM.png 285w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-19-at-12.56.13\u202fPM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c2bdbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c2bdbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">National Congress of Black Women Cleveland<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Committed to advocating and advocating the Black woman and her family in Greater Cleveland through social and political development, civic education, community engagement, and rebuilding socioeconomic opportunities.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">www.ncbwcleveland.org<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7001bed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7001bed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db89b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8db89b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cbtu.nationbuilder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c51577_25dbe6d5f4204110a601d9bce5126661mv2.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-84\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4342e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4342e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"inherit-font-size wixui-rich-text__text\">CBTU seeks to fulfill the dream of those Black trade unionists, both living and deceased, who throughout this century have courageously and unremittingly struggled to build a national movement that would bring all of our strengths and varied talents to bear in the unending effort to achieve economic, politic<\/span><span class=\"inherit-font-size wixui-rich-text__text\">al and social justice for every American.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"inherit-font-size wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">cbtu.nationbuilder.com<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7c47c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a7c47c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8eece e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a8eece\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa253b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa253b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bacd6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bacd6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c51577_1fc38cf667424eada03ae4fd5a26bfa5mv2.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-85\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a7eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8a7eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Black Greek Fraternities &amp; Sororities<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Unanimity of thought and action as far as possible in the conduct of Greek letter collegiate fraternities and sororities, and to consider problems of mutual interest to its member organizations.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated Beta Omicron Sigma, Columbus, OH<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">https:\/\/www.wearebos1914.org\/<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Columbus (OH) Alumnae Chapter<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">https:\/\/www.columbusohdeltas.org\/<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Alpha Sigma Omega Chapter<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">https:\/\/www.aso1930.org\/<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11bffd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11bffd7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0b873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a0b873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c51577_2c3096ebcf8c4149b8ffa5c944e890fbmv2.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-86\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c51577_2c3096ebcf8c4149b8ffa5c944e890fbmv2.webp 311w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c51577_2c3096ebcf8c4149b8ffa5c944e890fbmv2-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-533d9e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"533d9e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">The Community Mobilization Coalition of Greater Youngstown is a collaborative effort of African-American and Hispanic community-based organizations established for the expressed purpose of developing and initiating a plan of action to increase voter participation through voter registration, voter education and voter mobilization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e917199 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e917199\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a3b09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42a3b09\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2db85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b2db85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1486558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1486558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/phaohio.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c51577_1933ff3ddbd740d3b6cb4c99a375252dmv2.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-87\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ba7f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82ba7f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Prince Hall was the founder of Freemasonry for Negroes in America. These men, dedicated to a belief in the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man, have supported many charitable enterprises and made a significant contribution to the ethical standards of welfare of millions of American citizens. Prince Hall Masons everywhere have pledged to support, defend and protect the American way of life, to uphold the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and to work toward the goal of one nation indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">phaohio.org<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c367fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c367fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8708a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af8708a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/apri.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c51577_7f5b1d07a7a84b5699acf2331c06f3b2mv2.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-88\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136bb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"136bb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Following the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, APRI was co-founded by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, to forge an alliance between the civil rights movement and the labor movement. Today, APRI seeks structural changes through the American democratic process, and its members support political, community education, lobbying, and labor support activities.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">apri.org<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13971d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13971d5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc4fd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fc4fd8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cee4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3cee4c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca06b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca06b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/ncbcp.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"235\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c51577_291b43e0f9d046d2ad512858220e48afmv2.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-89\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e7b2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13e7b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Our national partner, the NCBCP is dedicated to increasing civic engagement and voter participation in Black and underserved communities across the United States. The National Coalition strives to create an enlightened community by engaging people in all aspects of public life through service, volunteerism, advocacy, leadership development and voting.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">ncbcp.org<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a626c0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a626c0f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c74bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c74bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"235\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c51577_55cf7cf6e7084152841e974f0d007b35mv2.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-90\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5621a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5621a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Various Interdenominational Ministerial Alliances across Ohio.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The mission of the IMA is to unite and equip its ministers to serve effectively and efficiently in ministry in their local church and in the community at large. They are organized to reach first and foremost the African American clergy. \u00a0Secondly, they reach out and network with other individuals, organizations and groups that share their values and interests. This is called the Jerusalem\u2019s principle (Acts 1:8). 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