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Young adults prefer Clinton on income gap, divide on jobs
By: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Young adults are more likely to trust Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump on handling wages, income inequality and personal finances, but they’re divided on which candidate would better handle job creation, a new GenForward poll shows. Young Hispanics, blacks and Asian-Americans favor Clinton on all four economic issues, but […]
U.S. Census: ATLANTA Has Widest Income Gap in the Country
According to the U.S. Census, ATLANTA has the widest income gap between rich and poor in the entire country.
Dollar stores replace grocery stores in low-income Black communities at alarming rates, one town is fighting the surge
According to the Institue for Self-Reliance, a community located on the north side of Tulsa, Oklahoma is looking to push dollar stores (Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar) out of their community. At present, the stores have over 50 locations in North Tulsa alone, and while this predominantly Black portion of Tulsa goes on […]
Report: Robots in the workforce are accelerating pay gaps for women and people of color
The Institute for Public Policy Research has released a new report that describes the positive and negative impacts of robotic workers on England workforces. The report indicates that an increase in robotic jobs to replace “low-skill” positions would likely mean wider pay gaps for women and minorities, because jobs available in the wake of the […]
The Black and White Housing Gap: It Might Be More than the Money
Last week, the New York Times reported findings that African American families with higher incomes tend to live in areas with more low income African Americans due to segregation, as well as systemic racism in housing and home mortgage lending. The report also brings attention to racism in white neighborhoods, which black families may wish […]
Feature: ‘A National Admissions Office’ For Low-Income Strivers
The following post is from the New York Times. It was written by David Leonhardt. By: David Leonhardt Arianna Trickey was opening a piece of mail in her bedroom during junior year of high school when a pamphlet fell out of the envelope. The pamphlet seemed to offer the impossible: the prospect of a […]
Report: Michigan’s low-income students fall behind in reading
According to a report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 81 percent of low-income fourth graders and 69 percent of all kids in Michigan are reading below the standard level.
Performance gap widens between Chicago’s black and white students, wealth and class a factor
Newly released data shows that the performance gap between Chicago’s black and white students continues to widen. The performance gap is tied to socioeconomic income, with wealthier classmates outperforming poorer students.
REPORT: Black Women Hit HARDEST By Gender Wage Gap
On average, women make only 77 cents for every dollar paid to men. The disparity is much worse for women of color. Black women make only 70 cents for every dollar paid to men, and just 64 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
$The recent college admissions scandal is just a fraction of the rigged American Education System$
The recent college admissions scandal is just a fraction of the rigged American Education System
by Daniel Johnson Regarding the abject brutality of the way the criminal justice system discards Black bodies and lives, writer Kirsten West Savali describes the practice in this way, reframing the common narrative that the criminal justice system is merely broken: “The system is not broken, it is functioning exactly as intended.” There is little […]
Feature: After Ferguson, race deserves more attention, not less
The following post is from the New York Times. It was written by Nicholas Kristof. By: Nicholas Kristof MANY white Americans say they are fed up with the coverage of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. A plurality of whites in a recent Pew survey said that the issue of race is getting more attention than […]
The “Anti-DEI Crusade” is Hurting Black women
By Jenn M. Jackson April 24, 2024 In recent months, Black women’s educational credentials and professional qualifications have been a central topic in the news media following the public attacks on Dr. Claudine Gay, the first Black woman to be President of Harvard University, and the ongoing political debates about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) […]