/tags/black-voters black voters en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:26:00 GMT /2020-11-24/trump-push-to-invalidate-votes-in-heavily-black-cities-alarms-civil-rights-groups Black voters in Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Atlanta were crucial to Joe Biden's victory. Those are also the places where President Trump's campaign has targeted its legal efforts. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:26:00 GMT /2020-11-24/trump-push-to-invalidate-votes-in-heavily-black-cities-alarms-civil-rights-groups Juana Summers /news/2020-11-23/black-run-nonprofit-wants-to-fund-50-year-plan-to-combat-systemic-racism-in-ohio A new non-profit organization called the State Of Ohio Collective, created after the Minneapolis Police killing of George Floyd in May, is proposing a… Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-11-23/black-run-nonprofit-wants-to-fund-50-year-plan-to-combat-systemic-racism-in-ohio Debbie Holmes /news/2020-11-02/for-ohio-voters-of-color-racial-tensions-underscore-importance-of-2020-election Daniel Shepherd of Columbus is spending his afternoon on a chilly, rainy Monday handing out sample ballots for the Democratic Party. The line stretches on… Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-11-02/for-ohio-voters-of-color-racial-tensions-underscore-importance-of-2020-election Andy Chow /news-partners/2020-10-30/black-and-latino-voters-flooded-with-disinformation-in-elections-final-days Hoaxes and misleading posts aimed at depressing turnout have spread on social media. Experts say it outpaces 2016, when Black voters were the top target of Russian-backed disinformation. Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:49:35 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-30/black-and-latino-voters-flooded-with-disinformation-in-elections-final-days Shannon Bond /news/2020-10-26/huge-crowds-line-up-around-ohio-for-first-sunday-of-early-voting Lines snaked outside the Franklin County Board of Elections during the first weekend of early voting. More than 1 million Ohioans have already cast early… Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:51:51 GMT /news/2020-10-26/huge-crowds-line-up-around-ohio-for-first-sunday-of-early-voting M.L. Schultze, Kabir Bhatia /news/2020-10-15/ohio-voting-advocates-combat-misinformation-aimed-at-lowering-black-turnout In 2016, Black voters in Ohio were among those most targeted for digital-media misinformation. Often, the goal wasn’t so much to sway their votes as to… Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-10-15/ohio-voting-advocates-combat-misinformation-aimed-at-lowering-black-turnout M.L. Schultze /ideastream/2020-10-08/african-american-women-working-to-get-cleveland-voters-to-polls Cleveland and Akron-based members of historically Black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha held a virtual watch party Wednesday to see their sorority sister Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) debate Vice President Mike Pence in Utah. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:40:23 GMT /ideastream/2020-10-08/african-american-women-working-to-get-cleveland-voters-to-polls Marlene Harris-Taylor /news/2020-08-31/ohio-secretary-of-state-partners-with-barbershops-for-new-voting-initiative Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose launched a new initiative Monday with barbershops and beauty salons to encourage voting in minority neighborhoods.The… Mon, 31 Aug 2020 20:09:00 GMT /news/2020-08-31/ohio-secretary-of-state-partners-with-barbershops-for-new-voting-initiative /news-partners/2020-08-14/trump-campaign-trying-to-win-over-black-voters-but-president-remains-a-tough-sell The president's campaign had begun holding "Black Voices for Trump" events, but the coronavirus pandemic shut down in-person campaigning for months. During that time, the election landscape shifted. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:00:59 GMT /news-partners/2020-08-14/trump-campaign-trying-to-win-over-black-voters-but-president-remains-a-tough-sell Ayesha Rascoe /news/2020-03-04/crime-guns-and-drugs-top-concerns-of-african-americans-in-ohio Crime, drugs and guns top the list of social issues most concerning to African Americans in Ohio, according to a statewide poll released Wednesday.A new… Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:06:58 GMT /news/2020-03-04/crime-guns-and-drugs-top-concerns-of-african-americans-in-ohio Debbie Holmes