Black Unemployment Dips Again in April
The Black unemployment rate for April was 13.2 percent and the overall unemployment rate was 7.5 pe...
African-American Unemployment Rate Declined in March
The Black unemployment rate for March fell to 13.3 percent and the overall unemployment rate was 7....
A Census First: Black Voter Turnout Passes Whites
Black voters turned out in historic numbers in 2012, giving President Obama the edge....
Rep. Elijah Cummings Warns Sequester Will Increase Black Unemployment
Rep. Elijah Cummings says Blacks will be disproportionately affected by the sequester with loss of ...
Black Unemployment Rose in October
The Black unemployment rate for October rose from 13.4 percent to 14.3 percent and the overall unem...
More Blacks Found Jobs in November
The Black unemployment rate for November fell to 13.2 percent from 14.3 percent and the overall une...
Commentary: Why Uncle Luke’s Condom Message Is Not Enough
Though it’s important to recognize the importance of condom use, it’s also important to recognize t...
How Sequester Cuts Could Affect Black Health
How might sequester cuts affect Black health? Obamacare, WIC and HIV treatment budgets could be sla...
Commentary: Unemployment Numbers Prove Government Needs to Do More
To help lower the unemployment numbers, the U.S. must invest in education to create well-trained wo...
Commentary: Let's Focus on Jobs, Not the Fiscal Cliff
It's time for politicians to resolve the fiscal cliff and get back to the business the voters sent ...
Obama’s Second Term Should Focus on Jobs, Black Leaders Insist
Leaders of civil rights groups insist that Obama should focus on jobs....
Commentary: It's Time to Pink Slip Obama
Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll says Americans gave Barack Obama a chance, but his record gives u...
Black Unemployment Increased Slightly in November
The unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in November, its lowest level in more than two and a half...
Black Unemployment Rate Falls in October
The unemployment rate for Blacks fell to 15.1 percent from 16.0 percent in September. The overall j...
Commentary: Where Black Unemployment Is Worse Than America’s
The U.K. has higher unemployment among Black people and the young than America....
South African Whites Earn 6 Times More Than Blacks
White South Africans earn six times more than black South Africans nearly two decades after the end...
Global Unemployment to Reach Record Levels
A new report from the United Nations shows that the jobless rate around the world is set to increas...
Marie Johns Says the American Jobs Act Would Improve Black Unemployment Rates
Marie Johns says that the jobs bill is critical to decreasing Black unemployment....
White House Promotes Its Successes at Black Policy Forum
Administration officials met with Black leaders to discuss policies that aim to improve Black commu...
As Black Unemployment Rises, So Does Our Unhealthy Eating
Report finds that less money equates consuming "bad" food, but is there more to it?...
