Roland Martin
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They’ve Been Defining Black America Without Asking. 300,000 Voices Push Back
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8:55Now PlayingFor years, they’ve told the story of Black America without ever asking Black people.
Kristen Powell, Executive Director of the Black Futures Lab and the Black to the Future Action Fund, joins Roland Martin to break down the Black Census Project’s push to reach 300,000 Black participants across all 50 states. The effort directly challenges traditional polling that has long relied on small samples and outside interpretation to define Black public opinion. Instead, this survey captures what Black people actually value, how they view institutions, and what they want from government. The data is positioned to replace false narratives with real insight and drive political and community-level action.
🔥 Kristen Powell lays out plan to reach 300,000 Black voices nationwide
🔥 Project challenges polling that defines Black communities without asking them
🔥 Survey captures values, institutional trust, and policy priorities
🔥 Data will be used to influence elections, organizing, and local campaigns
🔥 Panel: Dr. Omékongo Dibinga, Thelma Anderson, A. Scott Bolden
🔥 *“Lots of folks are talking about us and not to us.”*
🔥 *“The black census stops that.”*
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