Commentary: We Must End Poverty and Inequality in America
Rep. John Conyers says we must act to break the persistent link between poverty and the criminal ju...
Commentary: The Value of Working for Socially Responsible Companies
Corporate social responsibility is also becoming an important way to attract new business and talen...
Prominent Economist Says Obama Can't Be Let Off the Hook on Race
Economist Bernard Anderson says President Obama must summon the courage to address racial inequalit...
Commentary: GOP Proposal Will Make College More Expensive for Blacks
Student loan debt threatens to keep Blacks out of the middle class....
Joint Center Takes on Inequality
Amid talk about the economic burden African-Americans are carrying, the Economic Summit by the Join...
Obama Names New Council of Economic Advisors Chairman
President Obama names Princeton economist Alan Krueger to head the Council of Economic Advisors. Kr...
Racial Inequality and the Independent Foreclosure Review
The federal government has created a free program — called the Independent Foreclosure Review — to ...
Commentary: Study Finds Greater Opportunity for Blacks in South Than North
New research suggests that the “opportunity gap” separating Blacks and Latinos from whites is signi...
Clinton Warns Poverty Fuels Nigeria Violence
Former president Bill Clinton warned Nigerians Monday that the stark economic inequality the countr...
This Day in Black History: July 18, 1918
Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and president of South Africa, was born on this day in 1918...
Why Do Some Blacks Feel Disconnected From the Occupy Movement?
Some experts admit that a disconnect between the African-American community and the Wall Street pro...
Chicago to Study Disparities in Black Communities
The new commission will examine why Blacks lag in various social and economic areas and report find...
AFL-CIO's EVP Baker Talks Labor in 2010
Today is Labor Day but it has certainly not been a picnic for America’s workers. Working peop...
Census finds record gap between rich and poor
Census finds record gap between rich and poor...
News| Remembering Rosa | Too Tired To Be Oppressed
Posted October 25, 2005 -- When Rosa Parks sat down for justice, she motivated lots of African-Amer...
Georgetown University Offers Class on Jay-Z
Georgetown University Offers Class on Jay-Z. The rapper is the subject of study for a Michael Eric ...
50 Cent's Headphone Sales to Benefit Charity
For each pair of 50 Cent's headphones sold, Feeding America will provide 250 meals to families in n...
Troubled South Africa Debates Impact of White Rule
Few South Africans have the moral stature of retired archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize l...
Today at the White House: June 4, 2012
Unemployment rose to 8.2 percent, and the White House is questioned about whether the economy is he...
The State of Black Iowa
A number of studies and commissions add perspective to the plight of a community that has suffered ...
