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Black America Is Just 72 Percent Equal To White America. In Some Areas, The Inequality Is Worse Than That.
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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Tagged Black America, economy, employment, health, income inequality, jobs, National Urban League, poverty, unemployment, United States
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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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How a Confused Mom Drove Through a White House Checkpoint and Ended Up Dead
By Jennifer Gonnerman At 2:13 p.m. on October 3, 2013—10 months before Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Missouri, nine months before Eric Garner was choked in Staten Island—a 34-year-old African American woman drove into a checkpoint in Washington, DC. Her car, a … Continue reading
Univision Host Rodner Figueroa Fired Over Racist ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Comment Towards Michelle Obama
By Mandy Fridmann Univision host Rodner Figueroa was fired Wednesday after comparing first lady Michelle Obama’s appearance to that of someone from the cast of the “Planet of the Apes.” The Emmy-winning host was dismissed over the racist remark said … Continue reading
Wisconsin shooting is not officer’s first
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Tagged CNN, Matt Kenny, police, police shooting, Tony Robinson shooting, United States, video, Wisconsin
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Parker Rice: Expelled SAE Frat Member Apologizes for Racist Chant
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Tagged Parker Rice, race, racism, SAE, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, United States, University of Oklahoma, video
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Police Killing of Unarmed Georgia Man Leaves Another Town in Disbelief
By Richard Fausset Witnesses to the fatal police shooting of an African-American man gave differing accounts Tuesday. But they all ended with a similar question: Why was it necessary to shoot Anthony Hill, a 27-year-old Air Force veteran who was … Continue reading
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Why the 99 Percent Keeps Losing
By Robert Kuttner Our current political situation is unprecedented. The vast majority of Americans keep falling behind economically because of changes in society’s ground rules, while the rich get even richer — yet this situation doesn’t translate into a winning … Continue reading →