2020 Census

PRESS ROOM: Food Assistance Programs Critical for Low-Income Children and Families

NNPA NEWSWIRE — SNAP and the National School Lunch Program are just two nutrition programs that use census results to…

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OP-ED: Making Sense of the 2020 Census

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Census Bureau post-enumeration survey, 800,000 African Americans went uncounted. What does this mean? It…

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Q&A With Kenneth Boswell, chair of Alabama Counts 2020 Committee

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The great thing about the 2020 Census is that it has never been easier to respond on…

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OP-ED: New York City is Moving on Up

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In December 2020, Mayor DeBlasio and the New York City Council announced more than 150 awardees of…

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Census Bureau Extends Decennial Count

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a conference call on Friday, March 20, Tim Olsen, the associated director for field operations at…

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CBC Holds Telephone Town Hall to Address Stimulus Packages

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Ebony Hilton, who works at the University of Virginia Anesthesiology Department in the intensive care unit,…

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COMMENTARY: Stand Up and Be Counted – Make Black Count – Be Powerful

NNPA NEWSWIRE — With the 2020 census already beginning to reach homes in the United States, National Urban League (NUL)…

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Mapping the Count: Census Week of Action

NNPA NEWSWIRE — To ensure all are counted, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is inviting…

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PRESS ROOM: Oversight Committee to Hold Critical Hearing with Census Bureau Director This Week

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are holding a hearing this week to hear directly from the Bureau about its strategy to…

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OP-ED: Commemorating our past, starts with cementing our present-day legacy

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The obstacles put in place by those that wish to see us disenfranchised – from the Census…

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