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'You Don't Need to be Here': Houston Karen Calls Police on Black 2020 Census Worker

In today’s “Yep, water is still wet” news, a white woman displays her aversion to the very idea of minding her own…

Zack Linly

9/14/20 12:30PM

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A Call to Action to Ensure That Our Community Is Counted

The year 2020 has felt like a decade, and we are only two-thirds of the way through it. This year was already slated…

Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Ph.D.

8/14/20 1:30PM

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More Than 3/5: Stacey Abrams' Nonprofit Wants to Make Sure Black Men Aren't Left Out of the 2020 Census

When it comes to the U.S. Census, it’s no secret that black men are historically undercounted. As Georgia has one of…

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The 2020 Census Is Critical for Black People. Here's Why We Need to 'Make Black Count'

April 1 marks Census Day, and the resounding message is clear: Go fill out the Census, y’all.

Felice León

4/01/20 10:07AM

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Census 2020 Is Happening Right Now. Here's Why It Matters to the Black Community

“Three-fifths. That’s all we were counted for. We were voiceless.”

Ed Reed and Dr. Jeanine Abrams McLean

3/30/20 12:30PM

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A Black Woman President by 2040? Stacey Abrams Says That's Her Plan

For many news cycles now, Stacey Abrams has told us one thing: No, I don’t want the presidency, not now. But that…

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‘Conspicuously Deficient’: NAACP Challenges 2020 Census’ Ability to Count Communities of Color

The NAACP, in a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Census Bureau last Friday, is alleging the federal government is…

Anne Branigin

1/14/20 1:00PM

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Make It Count: Stacey Abrams on Why the 2020 Census and Fighting Voter Suppression Go Hand in Hand for Black Americans

In 2018, Stacey Abrams ran for governor of Georgia as the first black woman to be nominated by a major party.…

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Study Projects That Black Americans Will Be Twice as Likely as Whites Not to Participate in 2020 Census

According to a new report, black Americans are much less likely to participate in the upcoming 2020 census, and if…

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Trump Cries Uncle on Citizenship Question for Census 2020

Looks like Donald Trump blinked. The Justice Department announced Tuesday that there will be no citizenship question…

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Federal Judge Rules New Evidence of Race and Partisan Bias in Citizenship Question Issue Deserves a 2nd Look

A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday ruled there is enough new evidence to suggest the need to reconsider…

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It’s Almost Decision Time for the US Supreme Court, With Questions Regarding Census 2020 and Gerrymandering High on the List

With the start of each June, the countdown begins to when the Supreme Court is expected to hand down decisions in…

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Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Seems Poised to OK Citizenship Question on 2020 Census—No Matter the Cost to Heavily Immigrant Communities

The U.S. Supreme Court seems to be headed toward backing a Trump administration move to add a citizenship question…

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Trump Dismisses Census as 'Meaningless' Without Citizenship Question

Every ten years, this sorta kinda important thing called the U.S. Constitution mandates that we take a head count of…

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Let’s All Write in ‘Wakandan’ on This Disaster of a 2020 Census

This 2020 census business is getting messy—and tricky. Not only are at least a dozen states and the NAACP suing the…

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Trump’s Top Pick to Head Census Is Pro-Gerrymandering Professor Who Thinks Black People Are Overcounted

Voting and immigration-rights advocates are alarmed over Donald Trump’s leading pick to head the U.S. Census Bureau:…

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A Group of Black State Legislators You Probably Don’t Know Just Met to Get Ready for the Age of Trump

Unbeknownst to the vast majority of folks, there are more than 10,000 black elected officials nationwide on the…

Charles D. Ellison

12/04/16 1:37PM

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