Low wages, gun violence and education are top concerns revealed in Black Census Project

The Pew Research Center projects there are at least 34.4 million Black eligible voters in the U.S. this election cycle. But what are the top concerns for Black people? 

Black Futures Lab, an organization dedicated to building Black civic engagement, surveyed people across the country for its Black Census Project to find out. According to the census, low wages, gun violence and poor education are three top concerns for Black people.

Alexsis Rodgers, the political director at the Black Futures Lab and the Black to the Future Action Fund, was a guest on Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look.” She talked with show host Rose Scott about the findings of the census, which was used to inform the Black Economic Agenda, a policy roadmap that aims to inform elected officials or those seeking political office about the economic priorities of Black people.