It’s called the Black Census Project, but the activists working on it say it’s not meant to duplicate the once-a-decade federal population count from a couple years ago. “For us, the Black census was a way to just be really scientific when we’re talking about what Black people care about, what Black people want, and even who Black people are going to vote for and why,” she said. As part of the last push of the survey, organizers said they have engaged with interfaith leaders for what they’re calling Black Census Sunday. In 2018, the inaugural Black Census Project surveyed over 30,000 Black people from around the U.S. Bridgette Simpson, co-founder of Barred Business, a nonprofit that helps formerly incarcerated Black women and girls find stable housing, employment and educational opportunities, is a Black Census Project partner.

Source: The Star December 16, 2022 16:09 UTC