On August 29th, OhioMBE, Ohio’s largest Black-owned business newspaper with a readership of 15,000, emailed an invitation to an October 18th virtual debate hosted by publisher Ronda Watson Barber to four certified Columbus City Schools Board of Education candidates and delivered a note to the home of the write-in candidate because she did not provide the Franklin County Board of Elections with an email address. In less than 24 hours, the emailed candidates replied.
