Obama, in Texas, Presses Middle-Class Jobs Agenda
President Obama reiterates themes outlined in his State of the Union address to expand educational ...
Commentary: GOP Proposal Will Make College More Expensive for Blacks
Student loan debt threatens to keep Blacks out of the middle class....
Middle Class Growing Across Africa
With growing economies and surges in foreign investment, there has been talk of Africa "rising" for...
South Africa Sees Race Swap in Suburb Population
Based on a sample from Durban, South Africa’s cushy, formerly all-white suburbs of Kloof and Durban...
Obama Budget Medicare Hike Could Hit Some in Middle Class
Premiums and prescriptions prices for seniors could go way up....
USPS Job Cuts Hurt Black Middle Class
The U.S. Postal Service is cutting jobs that many African-Americans relied on to live a middle clas...
American Money: $250k a Year – Rich or Not Rich?
How much should you earn to be considered middle class? To be considered rich? Defining the middle ...
American Money: The New Middle-Class Family
Multigenerational living brings the greatest benefits for economically vulnerable groups disproport...
Students Angry Over Pricey Courses Pepper-Sprayed
Santa Monica College students were pepper spray during protests over plan to charge more for certai...
White House: Middle-Class Tax Cuts’ Impact on African-American Families
Obama administration lays out fiscal cliff's impact on Blacks....
Mitt Romney Says He’s Not Concerned About the Very Poor
Mitt Romney said the very poor have a social safety net and left the Democrats to worry about them....
The Middle Class Is America's Bread and Butter
Chicago resident Nairobi Evans discusses his vote with BET.com....
Summertime Ad Attacks Target Swing State and Middle Class Voters
President Obama and Mitt Romney intensify their messages in new ads....
Middle Class Black Americans More Optimistic Than Ever
A new study finds that the latest generation of Black professionals is more excited than ever about...
Black Middle Class Eroding Quickly
With the nation’s economy still flagging, even middle-income Blacks are taking bigger financial hit...
Obama Calls for a Level Economic Playing Field
President Obama says that the nation's middle class is at risk and too many Americans are strugglin...
Obama Presses Congress to Renew the Soon-to-Expire Payroll Tax Cut
President Obama challenges Congress to pass bills extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment in...
Boehner Says He'd Support a Middle-class Tax Cut
Boehner Says He'd Support a Middle-class Tax Cut...
No Tax Hike on Middle Class, Says White House
Clearing up statements by administration officials | White House restates its pledge not to increas...
Commentary: Chicago's Prodigal Son Returns
President Obama’s visit proves it's not an all or nothing solution in Chicago....
