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New census standards would offer option for North Africans who were encouraged to identify as ‘white’

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Millions of Black Americans may have been left out of 2020 census

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White population in U.S. declines for first time in history

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Questions raised about census after court rules against shortening count

Twice in the past 15 months, President Donald Trump’s administration has attempted to change significant parts of the 2020 census.
/ September 27, 2020

Census, like Post Office, politicized in election year

The U.S. Census Bureau has found itself targeted by politicians repeatedly since it conducted its first nationwide head count in 1790.
/ August 29, 2020
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NAACP lawsuit claims Census Bureau is unprepared for count

Calling preparations for the 2020 Census “conspicuously deficient,” the NAACP is suing the U.S. Census Bureau.
/ January 14, 2020
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'Negro' will no longer be used on US Census surveys

WASHINGTON (AP) – After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word ‘Negro’ to describe black Americans in surveys…
/ February 25, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Census: New gauge shows 49.7 million poor in US

WASHINGTON (AP) – The ranks of America’s poor edged up last year to a high of 49.7 million, based on a new census measure that takes into account medical costs and work-related expenses…
/ November 14, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

US poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Census Bureau says the number of Americans in poverty stood at 15 percent in 2011 as the number of poor remained at record highs…
/ September 12, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Census proposes changes on how it measures race

theGRIO REPORT – The census bureau is expanding the way American’s are able to identify themselves racially on future census counts…
/ August 9, 2012