Why the census is a civil rights issue
OPINION - In virtually every decade, African-Americans have been undercounted and by no small margin...
Census Bureau director apologizes for 'Negro' category on form
On Friday's edition of C-SPAN's "Washington Journal," Census Bureau Director Robert Groves apologized to a caller for the "negro" classification on the 2010 census form...
Is the 2010 Census just another abuse of the government?
The skepticism that many show toward the Census is understandable and in many ways, justified. But is apathy toward this decade's first census appropriate?...
Caribbeans urged to write in ancestry on Census
MIAMI (AP) -- Black people of Caribbean descent are being asked by their community's leaders to write in their nationalities on the upcoming U.S. Census...
New census prisoner policy could benefit American cities
OPINION - America's prison population could play an important role in the country's redistricting battles, and help reshape America's electoral map...
Is Negro the new black?
OPINION - It looks like the word "Negro" is back in style these days, for better or for worse. And it appears that white Americans are most eager to blow off the dust and put the term to use.
Glenn Beck: 'African-American is a … made-up term'
The topic of race identification on the upcoming U.S. Census was brought up on Glenn Beck's radio program and controversial statements ensued...
With the census, there are worse things than being called 'Negro'
OPINION - I believe we have bigger fish to fry with the census than the use of Negro. "Like what?" you ask. How about 478 billion dollars and political representation.
David A. Wilson talks 2010 census controversy on Rachel Maddow
VIDEO - David A. Wilson, managing editor of theGrio.com, appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the term "Negro" being included on the 2010 U.S. Census form...
As population shifts in Harlem, blacks lose their majority
For nearly a century, Harlem has been synonymous with black urban America. But the neighborhood is in the midst of a profound and accelerating shift...
