Census

  Did you know that children are one of the hardest-to-count groups during any census? In 2020, under-counting children could limit the amount of funding Indiana receives for schools. Census data is used to determine how federal funding is distributed across the nation. Basically, the more accurate of a count we have for Indianapolis and […]

According to the U.S. Census, by 2050, the United States will no longer have a clear White majority.

A coalition of civil rights groups urge the Census Bureau to change its policy of how counting prisoners. In a letter they say dislocating the prisoners is discriminatory and distorts democracy.

According to reports, Barack Obama is considering becoming the co-owner of an NBA franchise.

Having Black people accurately represented on the country's census combats the anti-black/structural racism that is pervasive throughout Latin America.

New census projections have revealed that white children will be outnumbered by children of color in the United States within the next five years. The rise…

What you see above is a map of Detroit. The small colorful dots represent people, plotted to show where they live and their race. Whites are…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans – nearly 1 in 2 – have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income. The latest census data depict a middle class that’s shrinking as unemployment stays high and the government’s safety net frays. […]

WASHINGTON D.C. — Recent data acquired from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that African Americans making more than $75,000 a year still live in poorer neighborhoods than white people who make much less money. USA Today reports: The average affluent black and Hispanic household — defined in the study as earning more than $75,000 a […]

A city known as “Chocolate City” for it’s large number of African-Americans, may not be able to call itself that anymore. The Black population in Washington D.C. has slipped under 50 percent this year, close to 51 years after it gained a majority, according to an estimate by William Frey, the senior demographer at the […]

CHICAGO — Chicago’s Black population has plummeted, losing 17 percent, while the latino population has gained 25,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. congressman Danny Davis says “the Black” is slipping away. With the decline of African Americans in the city, Hispanics have taken rise with a 3.3 percent increase in population. According […]

Chicago– According to the U.S. Census, Black owned businesses have risen by 60% from 2002 to 2007. ABC News reports: The number of black-owned businesses in the U.S. increased by 60.5% to 1.9 million between 2002 and 2007, more than triple the national rate according to U.S. Census data released Tuesday. The number of businesses […]