How groups are 'pulling out all the stops' to accurately count people of color for census 2020

The Census Bureau said reaching 'hard-to-count' communities, mostly people of color and children, is its highest priority.

LANGLEY PARK, Md. — Jonathan Hernandez stood in the doorway one recent evening gripping his tablet and chatting with the woman in apartment 101. Maria Delmi Galdamez took a break from cooking dinner to hear this stranger out.The 22-year-old college student took his cue and quickly explained in Spanish that theGaldamez promised to respond to the 2020 census, so Hernandez slid his finger across the tablet and filled in her contact information.

“We’re doubling down on our efforts. People are much more engaged than they’ve ever been,” said Marc Morial, head of the National Urban League and former chairman of the Census Advisory Council. "We won’t allow communities of color to be cheated of their fair share of representation and resources.” Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., head of the Congressional Black Caucus Census Task Force, had his second meeting with Dillingham Thursday.Census outreach

At the Yakama Nation in Washington state, participants in the local Women’s March and at a Martin Luther King Jr., program last month couldn’t miss the census banner and information table. “Rather than this old white guy we’ll have somebody who looks like me, talks like me and is recognizable on the reservation,” said Tomaskin, adding that the group is also designing material with the tribal logo.Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms likened her city's outreach to a political campaign. Start early. Deliver the message. Knock on doors.

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