Ohio is just days away from what could be an historic election.Before the big day, the Ohio Unity Coalition worked to get black voters in Franklin County to the
The We Won't Black Down Bus pulled up in front of St. Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church on Saturday morning, ready to head to the polls. Before the big day, the Ohio Unity Coalition worked to get black voters in Franklin County to the polls.
The We Won't Black Down Bus pulled up in front of St. Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church on Saturday morning, ready to head to the polls. With marching band music to boost the excitement, the bus tookdozens of voters to cast their ballot. "We had to fight hard to get the right to vote," Diedra Reese, director of operations for the Ohio Unity Coalition told ABC 6. "It wasn’t something that was given to us. We had to fight for it and earn it."Volunteer McKenna Hensley told ABC 6 that right should not be taken for granted.
"My great grandma was born in 1899," she said. "She couldn’t vote so this is so I feel like it’s my duty and my honor to be able to do that on behalf because that’s something that we always had.""You’re still going to be impacted whether you cast your ballot or not," Reese said, "so you should consider actually getting involved because there's no way in the world that you’re not going to be impacted.
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