Historic Census Undercount of Black Americans Robs Communities of Billions in Funding and Fair Political Representation
NEW YORK -- A historic undercount of Black Americans in the 2020 Census could rob Black communities of billions of dollars in federal funding...
Demography is Destiny - The United States Needs an Accurate Black Count
Recent independent research conducted on the 2020 Census Black count estimates a potential net undercount of the Black population at extraordinarily high levels. If these estimates are anywhere near accurate, implications for Black communities and the Nation, overall, will be far reaching. The simulation, conducted by Connie Citro, Ph.D., a senior scholar at the Committee on National Statistics at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, calculated a net Black 2020 Census undercount (for persons choosing Black Alone), between 3.24% and 7.25%--potentially three times greater than the 2.3% net undercount in 2010.
National Urban League & Lawyers Committee Urge Census Bureau to Extend Deadlines Due to Coronavirus
NEW YORK (March 13, 2020) -- National Urban League and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law today called on the Trump Administration to extend the deadline to respond to the decennial Census, in light of the coronavirus crisis.
Urban League Opens Digital Learning Lab in time for Census 2020
Applying for a job or for school, doing homework or making sure you’re counted in the upcoming census is difficult, if not impossible, with no internet access.
And in low-income neighborhoods, only 40% of residents have reliable internet access.
“The black and brown communities, low-income communities, have historically not been able to enjoy the internet and all the opportunities it provides,” said Henry M. Thomas III, President and CEO of the Urban League Springfield (Springfield, MA).
The Urban League hosted a ceremonial ribbon cutting Tuesday for its Digital Learning Lab, which features 28 computers, a podcast studio and a smartboard-equipped classroom. It’s in the Springfield Technology Park at the corner of State and Federal streets. The $95,000 center is in the same building as the Urban League’s offices.