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The nation's black leaders, weary of problems with the U.S. census that have led to fewer blacks being counted over the past decades, called on Obama administration officials to increase their outreach to urban communities as they ramp up for next year's survey.
The plan to target minority communities is inadequate, but progress is being made to avoid disenfranchisement of black communities in the decennial survey, said the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Al Sharpton, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People President Ben Jealous and National Urban League Chief Executive Marc Morial on Wednesday after meeting with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and leaders of the 2010 census.See the full content of this document
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Blacks Seek Urban Efforts for Census
The coalition will continue pushing the administration to avoid another undercount by relying on political heavy-h...
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