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Jobs. Nobody has jobs for us. — Bruce Hill, Unemployed, Roxbury
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Education. If you don’t have skills, you have to learn them. — Rosalind Harris, Cosmetologist, Dorchester
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Education and job training. People need to have skills for the future. — Jason, Laborer, Roxbury
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Limited job opportunities. Those opportunities require resources. Even in 2016 black people lack the resources. — James Burnett, Public Relations, Braintree
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The biggest challenge we have is building and sustaining wealth. The social economic health of blacks has never been stabilized. — Jerina Harris, Housing, Mattapan
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The biggest hurdle now is the immense amount of drugs coming through our community. Our youth are being recruited to sell drugs. — Ahmad Shakur, Food Prep, Hyde Park