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title: "You Can’t Count If You’re Not Counted: A Practical Guide on How More Inclusive Data Can Drive African American/Black Student Success and What You Can Do"
description: Guide for practitioners and advocates on how colleges count African American/Black students currently, why more inclusive data methods matter, and how to...
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# [You Can’t Count If You’re Not Counted: A Practical Guide on How More Inclusive Data Can Drive African American/Black Student Success and What You Can Do](https://www.rpgroup.org/resources/you-cant-count-if-youre-not-counted-a-practical-guide-on-how-more-inclusive-data-can-drive-african-american-black-student-success-and-what-you-can-do)

 Written by [The RP Group](https://www.rpgroup.org/resources/author/the-rp-group) | September 2025

Guide for practitioners and advocates on how colleges count African American/Black students currently, why more inclusive data methods matter, and how to advance these approaches.

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