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Why Not Make Voting Mandatory?
By Charles D. Ellison Convoluted and restrictive voter ID measures got you down? Still rubbing the migraine you got from voter-suppression laws? Banging your head against the wall when voter turnout is too low? Worry no more, fam, we’ve got … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Australia, black, civil power, commentary, law, mandatory voting, Voter suppression, voting, voting rights
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Saving Carver Federal, NY’s last black bank
By Aaron Elstein Harlem’s renaissance is impossible to miss. Starbucks and Banana Republic line 125th Street. Whole Foods is coming. Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster restaurant draws gourmands from everywhere, and busloads of tourists come to hear gospel choirs in the … Continue reading
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Tagged bank, Black Banks, business, Capitol City Bank & Trust, Carver Federal Savings, economy, lending, money
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Four Former Georgia Correctional Officers Sentenced for Offenses Related to Assaults of Inmates and Ensuing Cover-Up
Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs Four Former Georgia Correctional Officers Sentenced for Offenses Related to Assaults of Inmates and Ensuing Cover-Up The Justice Department announced that Darren Douglass-Griffin, Kerry Bolden, Emmett McKenzie and Kadarius Thomas—four former members of … Continue reading
16 things you should remove from your resume
By Amanda Augustine An eye-tracking study by TheLadders found that the average recruiter spends only six seconds reviewing a resume before deciding if it’s worth a closer inspection. When you only have six seconds to make the right impression, you … Continue reading
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Tagged employment, job search, jobs, money, resume, resume tips
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U.S. Cops Continue to Kill the Mentally Ill in Large Numbers, Especially in NYC, While Effective Approaches Are Ignored
By Terrell Jermaine Starr Times Square is a national landmark that welcomes millions of tourists each year but on Sept. 14, 2013, visitors witnessed a major flaw in how the New York Police Department deals with the mentally ill. Glenn … Continue reading
How Credit Checks Keep Black People Unemployed
By Charles D. Ellison When New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that his office had cut a deal with the three big credit bureaus—Experian, Equifax and TransUnion—to improve the customer experience, the news shook the financial-services world … Continue reading
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Tagged credit, credit check, discriminaton, employment, Equifax, Eric T. Schneiderman, Experian, jobs, money, TransUnion, unemployment, United States
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The Real Reason Walmart U-Turned on Wages
By Curt Hopkins Retail powerhouse Walmart prides itself on providing customers with “everyday low prices.” But labor experts believe the retail giant scored itself a public relations bargain with a much-publicized but less-than-generous pay increase for some of its workers. … Continue reading
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Tagged business, income inequality, minimum wage, money, organized labor, politics, United States, Walmart
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Blaming Protesters for Ferguson Police Shootings Is a Deliberate Tactic | Alternet
By Terrell Jermaine Starr It was not too long after two police officers were shot in Ferguson, Mo. in the midst of an otherwise peaceful protest Wednesday night that law and order types sought to blame protesters for the crime. St. … Continue reading
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March 2015: A historical month in Hip-Hop
The month of March has welcomed two socially and morally conscious hip-hop discs that hopefully maybe the vanguard of more to come from other artists. The first is the much-anticipated, long-awaited “To Pimp a Butterfly” from Kendrick Lamar. The other … Continue reading →