More than 800,000 African-Americans were undercounted in the 2010 Census—more than the entire population of Baltimore or Washington, D.C.
last month, she was all about political power. The poignancy of Georgia’s former gubernatorial candidate’s reported remarks—outlining the stakes for the 2020 Census and reminding audiences how quickly power can be stolen from Black leaders and communities—is significant as we prepare to get out the count.: “Black children get undercounted,” Abrams explained, “because black mamas don’t always want to participate, because they don’t want to get anybody in trouble.
I’ve heard time and again the central role women play to ensure their families are adequately represented in the United States’ decennial census. As a black woman who migrated from Jamaica with my family to the United States as a child, I understand why Black families would feel suspect of government processes—suspicion has too often characterized the government’s treatment of Black and immigrant families.
As a member of Maryland’s state assembly, I take pride in the moral responsibility and unique opportunity elected officials hold to get this census right. But census participation doesn’t just shape political power. Population counts also decide which families and children can count on equal access to federally funded programs that support nutrition, education, housing and healthcare.
Achieving a fair and accurate census count will decide if $800 billion in annual federal assistance is equitably distributed. Whether or not small children and families are penned into a census form can determine access to
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