New End Date for 2020 Census
See our 2020 Census Video here (CNN)Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced Monday evening that he intends to conclude the 2020 census on October 5, more than three weeks earlier than expected after a federal judge reinstated the October 31 end date. [...]
Announcing the Launch of our New Website
We are extremely excited to announce the launch of our newly designed website. We wanted a design that communicated “community.” We needed a site that would make prospective members want to join us and sign up for our [...]
What’s getting some extra time…
The US Census. Yesterday, a federal judge barred the Trump admin from ending the 2020 Census a month early. Reminder: The admin had moved up the deadline from October 31 to September 30, saying it was needed in order to process [...]
It’s Famous Friday!
Photo Credit: https://www.dreamstime.com/photos-images/lolo-jones.html Lori Susan “Lolo” Jones was born on August 5, 1982. Jones is of Native-American, African-American, Norwegian and French descent. She is a professional track and field and bobsled athlete. Lori has also been a special guest on [...]
Surge in Interracial Families
https://www.forbes.com/sites/isaacmizrahi/2020/09/23/the-minority-majority-shift-two-decades-that-will-change-america-the-surge-of-multiracial-families/#6166dd316ba5
Some mixed-race people say they feel like foreigners in their own country
An excellent article on mixed race Japanese. It states, “There is no box to tick on census forms for people of mixed heritage, says Shimoji, from Ritsumeikan University. Japanese census forms do not, he says, ask respondents for their ethnic and [...]
The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
We at Project RACE are mourning the death of Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, September 18, 2020. She was generally viewed as part of the liberal wing of the court. Ginsburg [...]
Will I ever be an equal citizen?
Will I ever be an equal citizen? This article was written by Laila Lalmai for The New York Times. It is an excellent article about how Muslims and Arab American have fought unsuccessfully to be recognized as an American classification [...]
It’s Famous Friday!
Photo credit: complex.com For Famous Friday this week, we are celebrating Naomi Osaka. Last weekend, the 22-year-old tennis star won her second US Open, and third Grand Slam title. Osaka is half Japanese and half Haitian, and in [...]
Census Forms Due!
Census forms are due by September 30th. You have two weeks to mail yours back or fill it in online. It’s important. Watch our Project RACE Census video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v72NslaIFNs
From Nana to PopPop: How Grandparents Get Their Names
Heritage, pronunciation and even location can play a role. This article appeared in Next Avenue. https://www.nextavenue.org/how-grandparents-get-their-names/
What a Census Undercount Really Means
CNN ran a story today about what a census undercount will mean to communities. It’s worth a read. https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/14/us/2020-census-undercount-risks/