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The 2020 Census is a chance for black Philadelphians to reclaim power | Opinion

Black people in the U.S. have been historically underrepresented in national population counts.

The 3500 block of Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, Pa., on Dec. 31, 2019. Mostly black areas of the city like Germantown are at risk of being undercounted during the 2020 Census, write Alyn E. Waller and Andrea Custis.
The 3500 block of Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, Pa., on Dec. 31, 2019. Mostly black areas of the city like Germantown are at risk of being undercounted during the 2020 Census, write Alyn E. Waller and Andrea Custis.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer