‘Negro’ Choice Sparks Census Outrage

A fiery blast from the past is conjuring controversy in the new millennium. The word “negro” is now featured on an official U.S. document and now many are questioning if the Census Bureau is being insensitive. It’s a word that many African Americans associate with segregation, so imagine how shocked many were to see it on the 2010 U.S. census form. “The fact that it’s 2010 and they’re still putting ‘negro,’ I am a little offended,” said Secaucus resident Dawud Ingram. Question #9 on the this year’s census asks about your race. One of the boxes you can choose is “black,” “African American,” or “negro,” all placed next to the same box. Ingram said it’s not a word he uses to identify neither himself nor anybody else/ Christine Sloan , 2HDTV. More here .

Question: Innocent mistake? Or should heads roll?