Census Bureau and National Urban League Host Forum on Black Population

By Newsroom America Feeds at 30 Jan 2012

****CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY UPDATED****

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*Census Bureau and National Urban League Host Forum on Black Population*

*What: *

The U.S. Census Bureau will host a forum with the National Urban League on the black population at Black Entertainment Television studios. This event will highlight statistics from the 2010 Census, providing a portrait of the black population in the U.S. Following the presentation, an expert panel will discuss the statistics and their implications.

*When: *

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012; 9 a.m. to noon (EST)

*Who:*

Robert Groves, director, U.S. Census Bureau

Marc Morial, chief executive officer and president, National Urban League

Chanelle Hardy, senior vice president/executive director, National Urban League

Nicholas Jones, chief, Racial Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau

Tallese Johnson, Racial Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau

Kristal High, editor, Politic365

Margaret Simms, fellow and director, Low-Income Working Families project, Urban Institute

Roderick Harrison, Howard University professor, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Patricia Coulter, chief executive officer, Urban League of Philadelphia

Tracey Webb, founder, Black Gives Back Blog and Black Benefactors

Odis Johnson Jr., assistant professor, African American Studies, Maryland Population Research Center, University of Maryland

Julianne Malveaux, president, Bennett College

*Where: *

Black Entertainment Television Studios/Headquarters

1235 W Street NE, Washington, DC

*Online press kit: *

The event will be broadcast on the Census Bureau's Ustream channel at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/us-census-bureau. Viewers will be able to submit questions via Facebook and Twitter (#ProfileAmerica).

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Vicki Glasier

Public Information Office

301-763-3030

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