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Communities of Color remain undercounted in 2020 Census

The U.S. Census Bureau today released its Post-Enumeration Survey results, a census-data quality assessment showing that, nationally, the 2020 Census drastically undercounted Black, LatinX, and Native residents. The Bureau’s analysis …

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Fair Count CEO on Gov. Deval Patrick’s podcast

Fair Count CEO Rebecca DeHart was featured on former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick’s Being American Podcast to discuss VOTE-365 and the importance of ensuring everyone can vote in 2022 and beyond. Fair …

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Fair Count Turns 3!

On Feb. 25, 2019, Fair Count began operations with a two-person staff, CEO Rebecca DeHart and President Jeanine Abrams McLean, who were determined to build and …

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Fair Count’s Black Men Count partnering with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on virtual civic engagement series

Black Men Count, in partnership with the Delta Delta and Gamma Omicron Lambda chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., will host a four-part virtual …

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With local redistricting in full swing, decision-makers MUST value GA citizens

ATLANTA – As local redistricting gets into full swing during the 2022 Georgia legislative session, communities across the state, particularly communities of color, are at …

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Redistricting clears Ga. House, Senate

“This was not a deliberative process that valued the people of Georgia,” said Fair Count CEO Rebecca DeHart. “It was farcical, light-speed-rushed theatre, and it …

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Stacey Abrams Is Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy

This effort is led by Dr. Jeanine Abrams McLean, Fair Count’s president who is also a trained viral evolutionary biologist with former CDC experience. For …

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House Speaker David Ralston and Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan released proposed maps Tuesday on the eve of a special redistricting session. Rep. Sharon Cooper, left. is one of several lawmakers paired up with other incumbents in preliminary plans. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

All you need to know as Georgia lawmakers divide decade’s worth of political spoils

Fair Count announced on Tuesday a partnership with the Center for Urban Research at The City University of New York’s Graduate Center to create a …

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Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation awards nearly $10 million in democracy grants

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced today it is giving $10 million in grants to a dozen civil and voting rights advocacy groups. Each …

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Georgia’s immigrant voices speak up during redistricting

Fair Count… is helping the initiative, including providing tools to help underserved communities draw their own districts to present to lawmakers.

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