It's #CensusDay! In 2000 and 2010, Black communities were undercounted and therefore missed out on fair representation and economic resources for their communities.
It's our responsibility to ensure that an undercount doesn't impact the #2020Census.https://tminstituteldf.org/black-people-and-the-census/ …
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Over $600 billion in federal funds is allocated to communities based on census data. That means funding for our neighborhood:
Hospitals
Schools and
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Black communities deserve to be counted. In 2010, an undercount, particularly of Black men, caused Black communities across the country to miss out on vital funding to address local community needs.pic.twitter.com/vXgtezaKxC
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Not only does a Black undercount deprive communities of their fair representation in congress, but it’s also costly. A Black undercount means putting critical dollars for programs like Medicaid and CHIP at risk.pic.twitter.com/W0wCs2k3RU
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You can #stayinside and still make a huge impact on your community just by taking the #CensusChallenge. Take the census and then challenge five friends to #BeCounted.https://twitter.com/NAACP_LDF/status/1245302053754286080?s=20 …
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friends to take the
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