Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Milwaukee Alumnae Chapter is working hard to make sure the African-American community does not get counted out of the results of the 2010 United States Census.
Last month, the census forms were delivered to every resident in the United States and Puerto Rico. For the African American community, it is important to be counted so issues and concerns that impact it are addressed appropriately and to the fullest.
Prior to the census launch, Milwaukee Alumnae Chapter’s Social & Political Action (SPA) Committee has been promoting Delta Sigma Theta …

By U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore
The benefits our community gets from the Census are far from abstract. We’re talking about real things that touch our lives every day – from our schools to our roads to Medicare and Medicaid. We deserve to have what we need here for all of our people including our children and our seniors.
This year’s census determines how funding and resources will be allocated until 2020. It is absolutely crucial that we get an accurate count because every single person uncounted means lost funding. Every 100 people …

By Mayor Tom Barrett and
Common Council President Willie Hines Jr.
By now, every household in Milwaukee should have received a 2010 census form as required by the U. S. Constitution. Our families have completed and returned our forms and we hope your family has too! For those of you who have, we thank you for fulfilling this important civic duty.
For those of you who have not, it is important that you fill it out and send it back to the Census Bureau by April 1st – Census Day!
We realize that there …

By Sharon Robinson,
Administration Director, City of Milwaukee
Chair, Complete Count Committee
As the Chair of the City of Milwaukee Complete Count Committee formed by Mayor Tom Barrett and Common Council President Willie Hines, this is my call to action for every household in Milwaukee to take part in the 2010 census as required by the U. S. Constitution. When your census form arrives in the mail mid-March, please fill it out and send it in right away!
As an African American resident, this is also my call to action to you to help …

($5.00 Buffet at Stella’s)
Sponsored by
NAACP
Leadership Conference for Civil Rights
Wisconsin Voices
WHEN: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Churches, Community & Media
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Networking
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Businesses, Community & Media
WHAT: The Value of Census 2010 Come hear from pastors, community leaders, and business owners
WHY: $400 Billion dollars will be distributed throughout the US through the census count. We want to make sure we get our share for education, transportation, hospitals, foster care, headstart, seats in the House of Representatives, senior centers, roads etc.
WHERE: Stella’s Restaurant
2740 …

In the next week or two, you will receive in the mail a packet from the U.S. Census Bureau. This is an opportunity for every resident to make a difference… a time when each of us truly will count.
Millions of dollars are at stake for the city, county and state with the Census. Many federal and state program dollars are allocated to cities and counties based on the Census population count. Making sure everyone is counted is critical in making sure our community gets its fair share of these funds.
It …

By Lynda L. Jones, Editor
This opportunity comes only once every decade, and if you don’t take ten minutes to answer these questions and mail it back in, you will not be counted. It is that simple. Our community, the Black community has a lot to gain or lose in the 2010 Census. We must make sure every person living here is counted.
The census questionnaire covers six topics and doesn’t take that much time to fill out. But the benefits last for 10 years. That’s a great investment. An investment in …

One of the most important civic events for our nation is fast approaching – the 2010 Census. In mid-March, every Milwaukee household will receive a 2010 Census form as required by the U. S. Constitution, and it is important that every resident be counted.
That’s why Mayor Tom Barrett and Common Council president Willies Hines Jr. formed the City of Milwaukee Complete Count Committee (CCC) and asked me to lead the Subcommittee on African American Outreach. The CCC consists of government, business and community leaders dedicated to raising awareness about the …

By Lynda L. Jones,
Editor
Milwaukee kicked off one of its efforts to help prepare people for the 2010 Census with a rally that was held on Monday, March 1, 2010 at the Italian Conference Center. The event featured entertainment with music and a skit performed by students from the Milwaukee High School of the Arts demonstrating the pitfalls of being under counted for the census.
Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Mayor Tom Barrett and Common Council president Willie Hines, Jr. also participated in the event.
Congresswoman Moore informed the crowd that the city of Milwaukee …

The following are excerpts from a presentation by Dr. Jerome Reide, regional field organizer of the NAACP. This presentation was given at the annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rosa Celebration on Jan. 18, 2010 that was held at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, 1345 W. Burleigh St.
The NAACP wants to thank you for participating in the national mobilization to make King day count on January 18th together we will elevate the 2010 Census in African Americans’ minds and let the best of America know that “Yes We Count!”
Please …