2020 Census

Al Sharpton Surrogate Disrupts Event: ‘Folk’ Don’t Trust Trump Administration to Conduct 2020 Census

An event with faith leaders from around the country on Tuesday in Washington, DC, focused on the importance of participation in the 2020 Census devolved into politically charged dialogue when the Rev. Nelson B. Rivers III of Al Sharpton’s National Action Network said black and brown “folk” don’t trust the Trump administration to fairly conduct the census.

Steven Gillingham, the director of the U.S. Census Bureau (center) listens with other memb