Jul 24, 2019

Assuring African-Americans’ participation in the census

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Congressional Black Caucus seeks to boost participation in U.S. census

by Erika Beras

Jul 24, 2019

African American participation in the upcoming census is a topic of concern for some legislators.

Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, speaks about a lawsuit filed against the Federal Government concerning the threat that the 2020 Census will undercount members of the African American community and other minorities across the nation, at the National Press Club on March 28, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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