A view of Anita Glesta’s landscape intervention at the US Federal Census Building. (photo by Sacha Lecca) (click to enlarge) In 2004, Brooklyn-based artist Anita Glesta was commissioned by the General ...
Before 2022 winds down, veteran activist Alicia Garza hopes to gather intel from 250,00 Black folks in the U.S. on the issues we care about most. With just over a week left to go before 2023, the ...
What is the Black Census Project? According to the website, “The Black Census Project is the largest survey of Black people in America in 157 years.” This unique survey attempts to ensure that Black ...
(NNPA NEWSWIRE) – The Black Futures Lab announced that it has reached an historic milestone in the Black Census Project survey, which will conclude in October 2023. The most extensive survey of Black ...
For artist Anita Glesta, taking on a public art project with a Census theme was a bit challenging at first, and not because her project covers more than seven acres. Rather, it’s because Glesta hates ...
If you’ve ever wondered if taking the Census is important, it really is. It tells us what helps our communities determine where to build everything from schools to hospitals and how much government ...
When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...
Every 10 years, the federal government conducts a census to count everyone living in the United States. For people of color, especially Black people, the census has traditionally been exclusionary and ...