Atlanta Block Party Brings Attention To 2020 Census

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms with actor Scrapp Deleon (right) and rapper KAP-G (left) at the Census Block Party.

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Sarah J. Gonzalez Memorial Park was filled with music, popcorn, and face painting stands on Sunday. The park was also teeming with volunteers wearing ‘ATL Counts Census 2020’ shirts.

The Census Block Party, on Atlanta’s Westside, is part of a year-long effort by the city to raise awareness about the 2020 Census.

The party came on the same day planned immigration raids were expected across the country.