Census Counting Negroes – The 2010 U.S. Census will count Negroes, just in case some oldtimers don’t want to pick “Black” or “African-American” instead.
Many blacks consider Negro a derogatory term, but not the U.S. Census, which insists there is a need for a “Negro” classification.
Back in the pre-Civil War days, Negroes were counted as 3/5ths of a person as a concession to Southern slaveholders.
And that’s the buzz at HitsUSA about the 2010 Census counting Negroes.
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January 13th, 2010 at 9:05 am
“Colored” making a comeback?
The controversy over Harry Reid’s use of the word “negro,” along with its inclusion in US census forms, has opened up a chance to settle the debate over what black Americans should call themselves once and for all, Cord Jefferson writes at The Root, suggesting “colored” be revived.
Using “African American” is inaccurate in light of the fact that there are plenty of white Africans, Jefferson writes, and while “black” works as a catch-all, it ignores the huge diversity in skin tones.
“Black just seems so damn inaccurate. (I’ve never seen a truly black person.)”
The word “colored” may be outdated but it deserves a new lease on life, he argues, noting that the best-known black organization in the world, the NAACP, has used the word “colored” proudly in its name since its inception.
July 29th, 2010 at 4:03 am
dont let them nigrahs get all uppity now!
July 29th, 2010 at 4:07 am
please get rid of the one in washington…