Civil rights leader, Gary Locke, is asking the government to better count the African-American population in the United States during next year's census. It is an understandable arguement since reapportionment and redistricting are based on the count. However, from what I could wean from this article, it sounds like an issue the government does not have much of a hand in. According to some lady, "many of those communities show a "general distrust of government" that has hindered participation." I believe Locke just needs to work on letting the African-American communities aware that it would benefit them to participate.