On April 25, 2005, Senator Ernie Chambers, the only Black member of the Nebraska Legislature, became Nebraska's longest-serving state senator, having served for more than 35 years, but he was deemed too controversial by White powerbrokers, so in 2000 White people in Nebraska passed a term limits law specifically targeted to remove Senator Chambers.  Equal, fair political representation is not available to Black people in Nebraska.

Nevertheless, on November 4, 2008, Senator Ernie Chambers, was elected to the Learning Community.