By December 23, 2021, the California Redistricting Commission will approve the maps that will define our state’s political arena for the next decade. To inform that process, The California Black Census and Redistricting Hub, a project of California Calls has been lifting up community input and proposing mapping recommendations that will ensure fair representation of our diverse Black communities. Our coalition of over 30 Black-led and Black-serving community organizations held 51 listening sessions with over 435 Black folks across our state. The resounding refrain from all the conversations we held throughout 2021 was: We want to thrive, not just survive.
The aim was to help identify the key issues and communities the CA Citizens Redistricting Commission should consider when drawing the maps that will determine how resources and political representation are distributed in our state for the next decade. We called this journey Our Road Trip: Listening to Black California.
We invite you to explore three key stops on the road trip through Black California:
Our Road Trip through Black CA: Black leaders share the challenges and opportunities facing Black communities in Oakland, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
Representation on the Road to Liberation: Black leaders share personal and political perspectives on redistricting and California’s journey to make the justice system more just.
Representation: The Road to Home and Housing Justice: Black leaders discuss how redistricting will impact the future of housing access, affordability, and justice.
Good Influence Consulting proudly supported this effort with project management, fundraising, and thought leadership strategy and content development. Connect with Good Influence to learn more about our passion for helping organizations center community stories, wisdom, and power in their thought leadership.
*Black California bus Illustration by Shauna Dixon, a high school illustrator.
*All CA Black Hub blog graphic designs by Lanae Norwood Consulting.