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What We Don’t Mention About Unemployment

Posted on June 10, 2015 by The Soul Brother

Associated Press 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,” … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s secret history of death: Racism, corporate greed & the most infamous mass-poisoning in American history

Posted on May 6, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Adam Gaffney http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/police-helicopter-flies-over-homes-as-people-participate-in-news-photo/472012174 Few now doubt the lethality of inequality. Unequal treatment under the law has resulted in case after case of Black lives lost, whether by gunshot, suffocation, or severed spine. And yet, as tragic as these individual … Continue reading →

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Rage, Race and Rebellion: Class Warfare and Frustration in African American Communities

Posted on May 6, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Stephen Balkaran   Evaluating the series of constant protest throughout the country at times violent, but mostly non-violent has left a deep uncertainty on the role rage, race and rebellion that continue to plague many African American communities. These … Continue reading →

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The “Shocking” Statistics of Racial Disparity in Baltimore

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Bill Quigley Were you shocked at the disruption in Baltimore? What is more shocking is daily life in Baltimore, a city of 622,000 which is 63 percent African American. Here are ten numbers that tell some of the story. … Continue reading →

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Black America Is Still In A Deep Recession

Posted on March 27, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Bryce Covert The economy has experienced 12 straight months of job growth above 200,000 and the overall unemployment rate has dropped 5.5 percent. But the recovery isn’t such great news for black Americans. The unemployment rate for black people … Continue reading →

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Black America Is Just 72 Percent Equal To White America. In Some Areas, The Inequality Is Worse Than That.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Nick Wing & Alissa Scheller A report released last week holds troubling findings about lasting inequality across the African-American community.The 2015 “State of Black America” study, conducted by the National Urban League, finds that black Americans fare worse than … Continue reading →

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How Credit Checks Keep Black People Unemployed

Posted on March 13, 2015 by The Soul Brother

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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Why did the ‘poor Mercedes lady’ evoke such a passionate response?

Posted on July 15, 2014 by The Soul Brother

By Soraya Nadia McDonald By now, you’ve seen it, or heard about it, or at least scrolled past the link on Facebook. The first-person account in The Washington Post of Darlena Cunha, the mom who drove her husband’s 2003 Mercedes Kompressor … Continue reading →

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This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps

Posted on July 15, 2014 by The Soul Brother

By Darlena Cunha Sara Bareilles played softly through the surround-sound speakers of my husband’s 2003 Mercedes Kompressor as I sat idling at a light. I’d never been to this church before, but I could see it from where I was, across from … Continue reading →

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The Crisis in Black and Brown Youth Unemployment

Posted on January 20, 2014 by The Soul Brother

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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