Entries by CNK Staff

Inequality and COVID-19 Job Displacement

In collaboration with Ong & Associates, a new CNK report released today reveaks how the coronavirus pandemic has illuminated racial and socioeconomic disparities in the ongoing economic crisis and subsequent job displacements. This research brief, utilizing data from the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey, examines racial and social inequality in job displacement resulting from COVID-19 […]

Census response in poor and minority neighborhoods is undermined by coronavirus

A USA TODAY news article was released earlier today that found that among high concentrations of Black and Latino residents, response responses are drastically low due to limited internet access and disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The analysis does not include information the Census Bureau has gathered during a massive door-knocking operation currently underway. […]

Lost Time in Census Count

The UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge was recently featured in two news articles covering how the shortened timeline for participation in the 2020 U.S. Census could have catastrophic effects on vulnerable, low-income communities of color. Paul Ong, research professor and director of the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge at UCLA Luskin, spoke to news outlets about […]

Systemic Racial Inequality and the COVID-19 Homeowner Crisis

In partnership with the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate and Ong & Associates, CNK released a new report today, covering critical new research as part of a series of COVID-19 Research Initiative policy briefs documenting the systemic racial inequalities of the pandemic. This brief analyzes data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s weekly Household Pulse Survey, […]

Reliable, accurate and complete count for 2020 Census is at risk

UCLA study forecasts a severe undercount for people of color, immigrants and low-income individuals A UCLA report published today shows that the 2020 Census will severely undercount immigrants, low-income people and people of color. Two key reasons are the COVID-19 pandemic and a directive issued July 21 by the Trump administration to cut population data […]

Systemic Racial Inequality and the COVID-19 Renter Crisis

As a collaborative effort with the UCLA Institute on Inequality & Democracy, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, and Ong & Associates, a new report released on August 7, 2020 breaks down how the coronavirus pandemic has intensified the plight of mass eviction for renters. In particular, the research shows how Black and Latinx renters are […]