For over 20 years, we have advocated for the increased engagement of Black Hoosiers in the political process through voter registration and education. We have traditionally held and continue to hold local forums on issues of concern including election reform, community violence and education.
In the last several years we have presented a collective voice on issues requiring an informed Black perspective. Nevertheless, it has become clear that inattention at the policy level to root causes has furthered deterioration of Black communities.
COVID, joblessness, food access not Black Hoosiers problems alone
We have been the last hired and the first fired, even when the economy was good. The Economic Policy Institute found that when the state unemployment rate was 3.5% in the third quarter of 2018, Black unemployment was at 5.4% while white unemployment was at 3.2%.