Happy April Fools', But Today is Census Day (Seriously)

Lurie Breaks It Down

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Lurie breaks down why the census is crucial for Black communities, despite being the 'least sexy part of democracy.' She also breaks down how census participation directly impacts funding for schools, healthcare, and infrastructure in our neighborhoods. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Look, we break it down, down, down, down, down.
0:05.0	She break it down, down, down, down, down, down.
0:11.7	She got a message for the people, a brilliant mind and a clean soul.
0:17.3	She's standing up to the evil.
0:19.9	And making sure that we all grow strong enough
0:22.5	To break these change we're in
0:24.2	They keep us in this painful condition
0:26.8	She gave us truth and division
0:29.5	That's why we listen
0:31.3	She break it down, down, down, down, down
0:34.6	Down, down
0:35.6	She break it down, down, down, down, down. She breaks it down, down, down, down, down, down.
0:41.7	But we break it down, down, down, down, down.
0:45.9	We've got a lot to get to today, but I'm going to be, this is a slightly different conversation than the one that we typically have.
0:52.9	And it's important that you know
0:54.3	that so that we're setting the right tone, setting the right expectation because today's conversation
0:59.7	is very, very important, although it really has nothing to do with everything that's happening
1:03.9	in the world. We're taking a bit of a detour from our world tour around what's happening
1:08.5	internationally, what's happening even domestically,
1:10.9	with the exception for this one thing. Today is Census Day, the first of April, is Census Day
1:18.0	every year at a Census Day. And April Fool's, because it's also April Fool's Day,
1:21.6	the joke is on you because this conversation as you're listening to right now is actually
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