How to Make Sure Your Vote Counts in November

How to Make Sure Your Vote Counts in November

By Amy Dacey, The Conversation The time is now! Voting in the presidential election will begin in many states in just a few weeks – as early as Sept. 4 in North Carolina. Every state’s regulations and procedures are different, so it is vital that you understand the requirements and opportunities to vote where you […]

Biden VP pick: Kamala Harris chosen as running mate

Biden VP pick: Kamala Harris chosen as running mate

Presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking at the Democratic National Convention summer session in San Francisco, California. – San Francisco, CA – August 23, 2019 (Shutterstock) By BBC Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Kamala Harris as his running mate – the first black woman and South Asian American in the role. Once a rival […]

Here are 10 tips for responding to the 2020 Census

Here are 10 tips for responding to the 2020 Census

It’s now time to respond to the 2020 Census! The U.S. Census Bureau has been preparing for this once-a-decade population count for years. The question is: Are you ready?  Here are 10 quick tips to help you to respond and it should take just a few minutes:  If you don’t regularly check the mail, please do so now. By now, most households have received at […]

What is the 2020 Census?

What is the 2020 Census?

The 2020 Census is a population count of every person living in the United States and its five territories as of April 1. Beginning in March 2020, households across the country will begin receiving invitations to respond to the 2020 Census. Every 10 years since 1790, as mandated by the Constitution, the U.S. Census Bureau […]

Door-to-Door Visits Begin Nationwide for 2020 Census

Door-to-Door Visits Begin Nationwide for 2020 Census

Census Takers to Follow Up With About 56 Million Households Nationwide AUG. 11, 2020 — This week, the U.S. Census Bureau began following up with households nationwide that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. Based on the current self-response rate of 63.3%, the Census Bureau estimates it will need to visit about 56 […]

United States Census 2020: Notice of Census Visit

United States Census 2020: Notice of Census Visit

The US Census is a decennial census mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution. The 2020 Census is currently in progress. – Washington, DC / USA – May 15, 2020 (Shutterstock) A U.S. Census Bureau interviewer stopped by today to complete an interview for your household. We need your help to […]

National Strength Through Adversity

By Leo Gilling

National Strength Through Adversity

At 11:55 pm on August 5, 1962, darkness engulfed the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. There was a quiet. And later a roar of the capacity filled stadium at 12:01 am August 6, 1962; Indicating the end of the flight of the Union Jack and a new beginning, a newly independent nation, new colors representing […]

Professor, the Rt. Owen Seymour Arthur Gone – Never Forgotten

By O. St. E. Mackie Holder

Professor, the Rt. Owen Seymour Arthur Gone – Never Forgotten

The staff of Team Barbados: Consular, BTMI and Invest Barbados, at the Barbados Consulate General of Barbados at New York and Barbadian Associations under the jurisdiction of the Consulate join fellow Barbadians and Caribbean citizens the world over in mourning the loss of Barbados’ fifth Prime Minister. On behalf of all, it is with great […]

Enslaved people’s health was ignored from the country’s beginning, laying the groundwork for today’s health disparities

Enslaved people’s health was ignored from the country’s beginning, laying the groundwork for today’s health disparities

A Union soldier stands with African Americans on the plantation Thomas F. Drayton, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 1862. Photo by Henry P. Moore, May 1862.   By Eric Kyere (The Conversation)  Some critics of Black Lives Matter say the movement itself is racist. Their frequent counterargument: All lives matter. Lost in that view, however, is […]