In The News
Capitalizing on Census 2020’s unique opportunity to build capacity for Black media, the Lab community works collectively to create original content for various platforms and channels. Lab training includes briefings on Census resources and research, social media policy updates on disinformation and misinformation, alongside data analysis and visualization using Esri mapping technology.
![Whitestone residents organize fundraiser to support healthcare workers during coronavirus pandemic](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/91609282_667872897375606_5660197984759971840_n-1-1-scaled-e1598640028457-400x284.jpg)
Puccia is joined by Laura Copersino of The Daniel Copersino Foundation, Alfredo Centola of We Love Whitestone Civic Association, Jessica Baeza and Karishma Rahman Azmat.
![U.S. Census Bureau TV Commercial, ‘Kids Benefits: We’re Counting On You’](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
Kids in America have something to say about the 2020 Census. They say the completing the 2020 Census could mean smoother roads, more emergency rooms, and more representation in government.
![The Vibrant City Church Works To Show “Everyone Counts” Bakersfield News Observer Spotlights Kern County 2020 Census Efforts](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
Over the next few weeks leading up to the official Census Day April 1st we here at the Observer will look to showcase different organizations within our community who are doing great work to insure we are all accurately counted.
![Census Bureau Creates Task Force to Ensure Coronavirus Doesn’t Disrupt Count](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that it had established a task force and was carefully monitoring the coronavirus
situation and will follow the guidance of federal, state and local health authorities while tallying the population.
![Californians Receive Invitations to Participate in 2020 Census](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
Starting today, Californians will begin receiving invitations to participate in the 2020 Census from the U.S. Census Bureau.
![The 2020 Census Begins Today. Make Sure You’re Counted](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
A mother sitting in the park with her toddlers may not understand the importance of the U.S. Census, but gets it upon learning that filling the survey out today can mean her children having a spot in a free afterschool program a few years from now.
![A 2020 Census Dilemma—Differentiating Race and Ethnicity](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
California needs a 2020 Census that truly reflects who we are as a state. One of the ways to accomplish this goal is by working to assure that everyone is appropriately counted—EVERYONE.
![#MyBlackCounts! Bakersfield News Observer Spotlights Kern County 2020 Census Efforts](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
Over the next few weeks leading up to the official Census Day April 1st we here at the Observer will look to showcase different organizations within our community who are doing great work to insure we are all accurately counted.
![You Count in the 2020 Census](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
The 2020 census count goes into full swing this month. Your household will receive information in the mail about how to submit your responses to the census questionnaire.
![California Census 2020 Campaign Announces Partnerships with Black-Owned and Operated Media Partners](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
Voice Media Ventures, a multimedia company and strategic communications firm, is working with these media partners, leveraging trusted messengers to motivate California’s hardest-to-count communities to participate in the 2020 Census.
![California Census 2020 Campaign Announces Partnerships with Black-Owned and Operated Media Partners](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
“We are attempting to move the needle to address the traditional issues of distrust and educational gaps around the Census that impact participation rates of the Black community in California,” said Ditas Katague, Director of the California Complete Count – Census 2020.
![We ARE here: Census 2020](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
The Census is a program that counts. That is all; it simply counts all of the people in the United States. It is a short survey that asks nine questions to let the budget office in Washington, D.C., know how to allocate funding to states.
![Mapping the Count: Census Week of Action](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
The Census is extremely vital to communities of color across the nation. A complete and accurate count would ensure that the appropriate funds, up to billions of dollars, are allocated to local, state, and tribal governments to improve the lives of our people.
![Witness For Justice #983 Everyone Counts! Sandy Sorensen](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
It is unlikely many of us have escaped the signs that we are in full-steam election-season ...
![Explaining the 2020 Census: Talking with Henrietta](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tab_watermark-400x284.jpg)
You’ve probably heard that this is the year for the 2020 Census. But, how much do you really ...
![Survey: Doubts About 2020 Census Higher with Minorities](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/states-400x284.jpg)
Almost every high school student in America knows about the compromise reached during the drafting of the U.S. Constitution resulting in enslaved people being counted as three-fifths of a person during the national census held every 10 years.
![Hiring Black Census Employees in California Could Avert an Undercount in 2020](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/flag-400x284.jpg)
The California Census Office believes there will be higher participation among African Americans during next year’s census if “trusted messengers” help get the word out and go door-to-door conducting pre-surveys, educating people and helping some fill questionnaires in Black communities.
![Disturbing report says 2020 Census could result in worst undercount of Black and Latin people](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/peoples-400x284.jpg)
Challenges threatening the upcoming 2020 census could risk more than 4 million people to be missing from next year’s national head count, according to new projections from the Urban Institute, reports NPR.
![Don’t Miscount Us: Black Leaders Rev Up Push for 2020 Census](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lawatts-400x284.jpg)
African American leaders across the country – and around California - are pulling out all the stops this time. They say Blacks cannot afford to be undercounted in the US 2020 Census.
![Census 2020: Black bodies creating white power](https://mbccensuslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jail-400x284.jpg)
Almost every high school student in America knows about the compromise reached during the drafting of the U.S. Constitution resulting in enslaved people being counted as three-fifths of a person during the national census held every 10 years.