Unemployment

Brookings Institute finds poverty has decreased in the US, but not for everyone

The 9 Most Segregated Metropolitan Areas in America

Illinois Now Has The Nation’s Highest Unemployment Rate

Report: black women hit the hardest by unemployment

Report: black college student has same chances of employment as white high school graduate

Study: college degrees do very little for racial employment gap

Senate extends long-term unemployment benefits

More college grads taking low wage jobs leaving less educated without work

Black youth who face frequent discrimination at higher risk for deadly illnesses, diseases

Obama will outline new plan to aide unemployed in State of the Union address

92% of black male teens unemployed in Chicago, 83% nationally

50 years later: a look at the war on poverty

1.3 million Americans to lose unemployment benefits Dec. 28

Brazil’s president wants to reserve 20% of jobs in country for blacks

Jobs report: Unemployment highest in six months amid shutdown

Demonstrations Against Conservative Agenda Continue in North Carolina

George Bush Says “There’s No Need to Defend Myself” Regarding Legacy

New Documentary Explores Obama’s “Complicated” Relationship with Black Community

Sequestration Will Deepen Racial Inequality in America

Unemployment Rate Falls to 4-Year Low; But Black Unemployment Rate Unchanged

We All Have Work to Do to End Gun Violence

What Did You Think of President Obama’s State of the Union Address?

Youth and Black Unemployment Numbers are SKY HIGH; What Needs to Be Done?

BET Founder Bob Johnson Calls on President Obama to Address Black Unemployment

The 2012 Election Cost Over 2 BILLION Dollars!

REPORT: Black Unemployment MUCH HIGHER Than National Average

President Obama Unveils 180,000 Summer Jobs for Youth

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