The 2020 Census & Race
WITF Public Media presents, WURD's Ellison hosts another installment in its Toward Racial Justice series
a WITF feature
WITF’s series of virtual community conversations hosted by WURD’s Charles Ellison addressing systemic racism and injustice in Central Pennsylvania and beyond continues Thursday, August 13 at 7pm LIVE on WITF’s YouTube channel.
Join us as we examine the census. People of color are regularly undercounted, and circumstances this year further complicate an accurate count, with delayed in-person visits and an shortened counting schedule.
We’ll examine why it is important for everyone in our community to be represented and explore the ways this once-a-decade count directly impacts our community, including funding for education, housing and other topics we’ve discussed throughout the Toward Racial Justice series.
Panelists include:
Leonard S. Brown — Partnership Specialist, Philadelphia Regional Census Center, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Census
Norman Bristol Colon — Executive Director & Governor’s Census 2020 Complete Count Commission, PA Department of Economic Development
George Fernandez — CEO, The Latino Connection
And Others!
Plus, Lunden McClain will present her poem “Brown Girl” from the play “Voices of the Eighth.”
Share your personal experiences or ask questions that we can address during this conversation. Email us at discuss@witf.org or share your story using #RacialJusticePA.
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