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For U.S. Women, Inequality Takes Many Forms
By Ariel Smilowitz The gender wage gap is a complex problem, and we’ll need to address factors like race and region to solve it. Although we are only a few months into 2015, it has already proven to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged income disparity, income inequality, jobs, money, politics, United States, wages
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What We Don’t Mention About Unemployment
In this year’s State of the Union address, President Obama mentioned jobs 19 times, repeating it more than any other word with any policy implications. “Our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999,” he said … Continue reading
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Tagged business, criminal record, economy, employment, jobs, United States
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Deaths Of Unarmed Black Men Revive ‘Anti-Lynching Plays’
By Hansi Lo Wang An obscure but riveting genre of theater is being revived in New York City. They’re called “anti-lynching plays.” Most were written during the early 1900s by black playwrights to show how lynchings devastated African-American families. Inspired … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-lynching, history, New York City, theatre
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By One Measure, Wages for Most U.S. Workers Peaked in 1972
By Jeffrey Sparshott By one measure, wages for most U.S. workers peaked more than four decades ago. Adjusted for inflation, average weekly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees–the bulk of the workforce–topped out in October 1972, according to the Labor … Continue reading
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Tagged finances, income, money, real pay, United States, wages
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The Orwellian police tactic that targets Black Americans for simply existing
By Jason Williamson Kirk McConer was arrested and jailed while talking to a friend outside a convenience store, where he had just purchased a soda. Tyrone Hightower was arrested and jailed after sitting in his car in the parking lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Broken Windows, Law Enforcement, police abuse, race, racism
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Citizens Stand For Economic Equality With #BlackWorkMatters And The #FightFor15
By Jessica Dickerson Police brutality is not the only issue concerning black lives in America. #BlackLivesMatters is a hashtag that has taken the Internet by storm and symbolizes a movement around the validation and protection of black lives around the … Continue reading
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New York City council approves monument to slaves
The New York City Council has approved a monument recognising the contributions of slaves to the city’s founding and economy. The marker will be placed in the Wall Street area, about a block from where the city’s first slave market … Continue reading
Racist Posts on NY Cop Blog Raise Ire at Time of Tension
By Joaquin Sapien Week after week, racist posts appear on Thee Rant, a blog for current or former New York City police officers: African Americans are called “apes;” a retired officer says one of the blessings of retirement is not … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, internet, NYPD, PBA, race, racism, Thee Rant
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White supremacy takes the breath away from black Americans
By Steven W. Thrasher It’s hard for black Americans to catch our breath these days: from Michael Brown to Eric Garner to John Crawford to Tamir Rice to Walter Scott and now Eric Harris, we just keep getting the wind … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Eric Garner, Eric Harris, John Crawford, police violence, race, racism, Tamir Rice, United States
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