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Friday

Puerto Rico, Island Of Racial Harmony?
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Puerto Rico, Island Of Racial Harmony?

Many Puerto Ricans grow up being taught that they're a mixture of three races: black, white and indigenous. But on the U.S. census, a majority of Puerto Ricans choose "white" as their only race. On this episode, we're looking into why that is, and the group of people trying to change it.

Puerto Rico, Island Of Racial Harmony?

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Wednesday

Who Counts In 2020?
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Who Counts In 2020?

Right now, the U.S. Census Bureau is trying to count every single person living in the country. It's a complex undertaking with enormous stakes. But some people are very afraid of how that information will be used by the government — especially given how it's been misused in the past. The first in our series about who counts in 2020.

Who Counts In 2020?

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Saturday

Census Field Operations Further Delayed Until April 15 By COVID-19 Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend for two more weeks the hiring of 2020 census workers and in-person visits in remote communities and areas recovering from natural disasters. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Census Field Operations Further Delayed Until April 15 By COVID-19 Pandemic

The Census Bureau says it's suspending for two more weeks the hiring of temporary workers and in-person visits in remote communities and areas recovering from natural disasters for the 2020 count.

Wednesday

Coronavirus Is Making It Even Harder For The Census To Count Every U.S. Resident

A bus stop with a poster promoting the 2020 census sits empty in New Rochelle, N.Y., a New York City suburb where National Guard members were sent to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Coronavirus Is Making It Even Harder For The Census To Count Every U.S. Resident

Without leaving home, many people can complete the census online or over the phone. But the spread of COVID-19 is making it harder for the Census Bureau to reach historically undercounted groups.

Coronavirus Is Making It Even Harder For The Census To Count Every U.S. Resident

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Thursday

10 Census Facts That Bust Common Myths About The 2020 U.S. Head Count

Demonstrators rally in Washington, D.C., in April 2019 against the now-blocked citizenship question that the Trump administration tried and failed to get on the 2020 census forms. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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National

10 Census Facts That Bust Common Myths About The 2020 U.S. Head Count

It happens only once a decade, so it can be hard to make sense of the census. NPR's census reporter has rounded up facts that debunk some of the most common misconceptions about the national count.

Tuesday

Along The Rim of Alaska, The Once-A-Decade U.S. Census Began In Toksook Bay

Steven Dillingham (right), the Census Bureau's director, walks through Toksook Bay, Alaska, on Tuesday and went to count the first person for the census. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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National

Along The Rim of Alaska, The Once-A-Decade U.S. Census Began In Toksook Bay

The 2020 census officially starts in an Alaskan fishing village along the Bering Sea. Starting the count there in January, when the ground is frozen, makes it easier to reach far-flung communities.

Along The Rim of Alaska, The Once-A-Decade U.S. Census Began In Toksook Bay

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Tuesday

Installing Free Wi-Fi To Help Count Rural Communities Of Color In 2020 Census

Anthony Hill, Fair Count's communications associate, posts signs encouraging people to use the free Wi-Fi and apply for 2020 census jobs at ARC Community Center in Fort Gaines, Ga. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption

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National

Installing Free Wi-Fi To Help Count Rural Communities Of Color In 2020 Census

A nonprofit organization has been installing Internet hot spots around Georgia to make sure rural residents, especially in communities of color, can complete census forms and apply for census jobs.

Installing Free Wi-Fi To Help Count Rural Communities Of Color In 2020 Census

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Tuesday

Social Media Sites Under Pressure To Prep For Census Trolls And Interference

Lawmakers and civil rights groups are pressuring tech companies to come up with detailed policies about how to combat potential misinformation and disinformation about the 2020 census. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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National

Social Media Sites Under Pressure To Prep For Census Trolls And Interference

Civil rights groups and lawmakers are pushing tech companies to prepare for an onslaught of disinformation that could turn people off from the 2020 census, especially among communities of color.

Friday

Census Bureau Confirms Noncitizens To Be Hired For 2020 After Uncertainty

Tim Olson, the Census Bureau's associate director for field operations, says the bureau is trying to recruit job applicants who speak the languages of the neighborhoods where 2020 census workers will be collecting information. Amr Alfiky/NPR hide caption

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National

Census Bureau Confirms Noncitizens To Be Hired For 2020 After Uncertainty

The federal government plans to hire eligible noncitizens as census translators and door knockers if it can't recruit U.S. citizens with needed language skills, continuing a practice from 2010.

Friday

15 States Say Unauthorized Immigrants Should Continue To Count For Seats In Congress

New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a June news conference in New York City. James' office is now leading a coalition of states and other groups in defending the Census Bureau's long-standing policy of including unauthorized immigrants in population counts used for reapportioning seats in Congress. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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National

15 States Say Unauthorized Immigrants Should Continue To Count For Seats In Congress

A judge is allowing New York and others to intervene in Alabama's lawsuit challenging the long-standing inclusion of unauthorized immigrants in census numbers used to divide up seats in Congress.

Wednesday

Friday

Judge To Review Claims Of Census Citizenship Question's 'Discriminatory' Origins

Demonstrators against a proposal to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in April. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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National

Judge To Review Claims Of Census Citizenship Question's 'Discriminatory' Origins

While the Justice Department continues exploring possible ways to add a question about citizenship to the census forms, a federal judge in Maryland is moving ahead with reopening two cases against it.

Tuesday

Trump Administration To Print 2020 Census Without Citizenship Question

People gather in front of the Supreme Court last week, some opposing the controversial citizenship question that the Trump administration tried to add to the 2020 census. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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National

Trump Administration To Print 2020 Census Without Citizenship Question

Days after the Supreme Court ruled to keep the question off the census for now, the Trump administration decided to stand down on its efforts to push for its addition on forms for next year's count.

Trump Administration To Print 2020 Census Without Citizenship Question

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Saturday

How The Fight Over The Census Citizenship Question Could Rage On

Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in April to protest the Trump administration's plan to add a citizenship question to forms for the 2020 census. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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National

How The Fight Over The Census Citizenship Question Could Rage On

President Trump threatened to delay next year's constitutionally mandated head count hours after the Supreme Court ruled to keep a citizenship question off 2020 census forms for now.

Friday

Trump Blocked Congress From Seeing These Emails About The Census Unredacted

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., pauses as the House Oversight and Reform Committee votes on Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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National

Trump Blocked Congress From Seeing These Emails About The Census Unredacted

President Trump has claimed executive privilege over emails and memos that Democratic lawmakers say may reveal the real reason why the administration pushed for a census citizenship question.