Black people make up just 13% of Ohio’s population, but Black pregnant people make up nearly half of abortions performed in the state, an Ideastream analysis of figures from the U.S. Census and the Ohio Department of Health. That also means that limits on the procedure disproportionately affect Black Ohioans.
The officer is accused of posting dozens of anti-Semitic posts on different social media platforms; David Brock is the new Cuyahoga County Democratic Party chair; Retired Akron NAACP leader Ophelia Averitt is honored in a street renaming ceremony.
Dale Martin will replace outgoing state Sen. Sandra Williams, D-Cleveland, after she announced her resignation. Plus, Ohio's Supreme Court will hear a municipal income tax case challenging the ability of municipalities to collect taxes when employees are working remotely, and the Ohio legislature passed a slate of bills as both chambers retire for a long summer recess.