Rooted in Black Dreams,
Built by Black Power
This isn’t just a survey.
It is a movement rooted
in our imagination, courage,
wisdom, and Black excellence.
This isn’t just a survey.
It is a movement rooted
in our imagination, courage,
wisdom, and Black excellence.
DROPPING MARCH 30, 2026
BLACK VOICES BELONG
AT THE CENTER
The Black Census Project is the largest survey of Black people in America, a powerful space for Black communities to dream, define, and demand the democracy we rightfully deserve.
Now in its third iteration, the 2026 Black Census Project launches during a period when Black communities face escalating political attacks, economic instability, and systemic erasure. In this moment, Black people across this nation are rising up to build a future that values our humanity and brilliance, while continuing to lead the resistance with vision, setting the course for what freedom must look like for this generation and the next.
This 2026 Black Census Project is a radical invitation to join Black Futures Lab as we stand on business to collect 300,000 responses that will transform collective imagination into actionable data that shapes policy, fuels organizing, and reclaims narrative power.
DREAMS ARE OUR BLUEPRINT.
POWER IS OUR PRACTICE.
Add your name today and be among the first to turn your Black dreams into demands when the Black Census launches on March 30, 2026.
EXPLORE PREVIOUS BLACK CENSUS PROJECT SURVEY RESULTS
Black Futures Lab transforms Black communities into constituencies that change the way power operates — locally, statewide and nationally. The problem facing our communities are complex — the solutions require experimentation, innovation and political power. We deserve a government that represents us, policies that improve our lives, and politics that reflect our lives.