▁with ▁black ▁trade ▁union ists , ▁seeking ▁to ▁build ▁relations ▁between ▁labor ▁and ▁ab or ▁and ▁black ▁communities . ▁AP RI ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁spe ar head ▁for ▁an ▁organization ▁called ▁the ▁" Black ▁Alliance ", ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁would ▁support ▁the ▁trade ▁union ▁movement . ▁AP RI ▁has ▁ 1 5 0 ▁chap ters ▁in ▁ 3 6 ▁states . ▁ ▁Current ▁status ▁AP RI ▁is ▁currently ▁led ▁by ▁National ▁President ▁Clay ola ▁Brown , ▁a ▁post ▁she ▁has ▁held ▁since ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Brown ▁also ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁ ▁Am alg am ated ▁Bank ▁and ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁and ▁Pre vention ' s ▁Business ▁Response ▁to ▁A ID S / L abor ▁Response ▁to ▁A ID S . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Commission ▁on ▁Emp loyment ▁Policy ▁by ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton , ▁and ▁appointed ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Work force ▁In vest ment ▁Board ▁by ▁G ov . ▁George ▁P ata ki ▁( Black ▁Le ad ership ▁Forum , ▁Inc ., ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ). ▁ ▁AP RI ▁file d ▁suit ▁against ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ohio , ▁charg ing ▁that ▁its ▁process ▁of ▁p urg ing ▁vot er ▁roles ▁viol ates ▁the ▁National ▁V oter ▁Reg istration ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁the ▁Help ▁America ▁V ote ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁agreed ▁to ▁hear ▁H usted ▁v . ▁Rand