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The Crisis in Black and Brown Youth Unemployment

By Imara Jones As the White House prepares to launch a major economic opportunity effort, record high unemployment among black and Latino youth underscores how essential it is to create job opportunities for young people of color. The critical issue … Continue reading

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NYC’s Unsolved Murder Victims Are Disproportionately Minorities

By Molly Redden Justice comes slower for homicide victims killed in New York’s poorer outer boroughs than it does for the denizens of rich, relatively homicide-free Manhattan. That’s according to a New York Daily News investigation analyzing the number of … Continue reading

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Where is the white liberal outrage on stop-and-frisk?

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The Costs of Racial “Color Blindness”

By Michael I. Norton and Evan P. Apfelbaum It’s a natural tendency, proven time and again in research: When you see a new person, one of the first things you notice is his or her race. In business life, however, … Continue reading

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Ugly Opposition to Immigration Reform Comes Back to Capitol Hill

By George Zornick If there’s one media failing in the immigration debate, it is that many mainstream reporters hedge around the fact that at least some conservative opposition to the bill is based in cultural and even racial animus towards … Continue reading

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Target Reminded Bosses Not All Hispanic Employees Eat Tacos, Wear Sombreros: Lawsuit

By Kim Bhasin Three former employees are suing Target for discrimination, citing a document the company distributed to managers with reminders that not all Hispanics eat tacos and burritos or wear sombreros. The former warehouse workers’ lawsuit, filed in California’s … Continue reading

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Minority unemployment gap is still widening

By Michelle Singletary     Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the employment gap between young minorities and young whites continues to grow, reports Edward Wyckoff Williams, a contributing editor of The Root.   In 2011, 42.6 … Continue reading

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The GOP War on Voting

We are already in the 2012 election season. Before we know it will be November of 2012. Educate yourself on all the issues. select a candidate that best match your beliefs on the issues. If you don’t have the appropriate ID-get it. … Continue reading

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Single Moms Crushed by Recession

Black and Hispanic single mothers has zero median wealth. ZERO. That is surprising and depressing. When America encounters an economic recession or depression our community suffers earlier, longer and more dramatically than the majority. When looking at this issue from that … Continue reading

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The “End of Men” Isn’t the End of Racism

This is an interesting subject and a great commentary from Daisy Hernandez. Do you have any opinions on this? COLORLINES – The “End of Men” Isn’t the End of Racism.

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