WATCH: The 2020 Census & Race(ism)
WITF presents an important, must-watch conversation on the struggle for a complete & accurate Census ... & one that isn't weaponized against people of color
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Special insights heard daily at #RealityCheck on WURD every Mon - Thur, 10am - 1pm ET LIVE at wurdradio.com or WATCH the 8.13.20 edition on WURD TV at facebook.com/forwurd or LISTEN each day by WURD app. Also: wear your B|E today!
WITF’s series of virtual community conversations hosted by Charles Ellison addressing systemic racism and injustice in Central Pennsylvania and beyond. MORE at witf.org/racialjustice
THIS WEEK we examine the 2020 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
Kimberly Corbin — Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at the Greater Washington Urban League
George Fernandez — CEO, The Latino Connection
Plus: Harrisburg high school junior Lunden McClain presents her original poem “Brown Girl” from the play “Voices of the Eighth.”
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