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Our Vote Is Our Power

What We Do

Black Leadership Pennsylvania (BLPA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Black Pennsylvanians by educating, engaging, and mobilizing them to vote in elections and take action on key policy issues affecting their communities. Our mission is to increase Black voter turnout and advance a bold policy agenda that improves Black Pennsylvanians' economic, social, and political well-being. Through grassroots organizing, advocacy, leadership development, and strategic partnerships, BLPA seeks to build Black political power, shape public policy, and create lasting change.

BLPA aims to improve the lives of Black Pennsylvanians by promoting a policy agenda that supports:
  • Black business growth and generational wealth creation
  • Public safety and quality of life in Black neighborhoods
  • Access to family-sustaining jobs with pathways to career advancement