May 23, 2013 — vol. 48, no 42
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Why do you believe it’s important to
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I participate in the process not to reserve my right to complain but to honor those who were robbed of it. |
Asjah Monroe Investments Dorchester |
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We don’t exist if we’re not counted, as far as the government’s concerned. |
Gwendolyn Perry Beauty Salon Owner Framingham |
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You don’t know what the people want unless the people talk. |
Eric James College Student Hyde Park |
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To me, it’s about finding out how many people we really have living in our respective areas. We’ve been under-counted for too long. It’s not like they’re asking for our social security numbers. We’ve got to get rid of that old paranoid mentality. |
T. Lawson 106.1FM DJ Dorchester |
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It’s important because it tells the government how to allocate resources for different communities, etc. You can’t complain about a lack of resources if you don’t fill it out. That’s like complaining about politics but you don’t vote! |
Trevor Singleton Business Coach Framingham |
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I think it’s important because it’s a calculation of every race, including African American and Negroes (which they have on the questionnaire). It’s very important, because it can help us with funding for our community’s future. |
Bruce Franklin Designer Mattapan |
