Obama’s Call for Increase in Minimum Wage Hailed
President Obama's call for increasing the minimum wage is widely seen as a boost to the income of m...
American Money: The Economic Lessons of Martin Luther King
The enduring legacy of King's Freedom Budget....
Obama Pushes for Higher Minimum Wage on Plant Tour
President Obama says people who work full time shouldn't live in poverty at a rally in North Caroli...
Transcript: President Obama's State of the Union Address
In his State of the Union address, the president said the economy is stronger than when he took off...
Commentary: Raise Minimum Wage and Help the Black Community
A new study argues that raising the stagnant minimum wage could help single mothers of color improv...
Scranton Workers Upset After Mayor Cuts Pay to Minimum Wage
Chris Doherty, the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, ordered municipal workers to have their pay sla...
Black Teens Are Fired When the Minimum Wage Rises
Two labor economists report that when the minimum wage increases, Black teens suffer disproportiona...
Report: High Black Unemployment Widespread
High rates of Black unemployment have spread beyond the Midwestern rustbelt states that were home t...
Haitian Police Clash With Workers Seeking Pay Hike
Haitian police clash with protesters....
Can Low-Paying Garment Industry Save Haiti?
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Jordanie Pinquie Rebeca leans forward and guides a piece of suit-jack...
AP-GfK Poll: Working-Class Whites Shun Dems
AP-GfK Poll: Working-Class Whites Shun Dems...
News| MLK | Dr. King Did Not Die Dreaming
Jan. 12, 2006 -- For the next six weeks, people will be quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with am...
News| Immigration Debate | On the Same Page On the Immigration Issue?
Posted April 12, 2006 – Granted, African Americans have used marches and protests, to bring attenti...
Cain Clarifies 9-9-9 and Introduces 9-0-9 for Poor People
Herman Cain says his plan exempts poor people from individual taxes....
Rev. Al Sharpton Calls Herman Cain’s Policies a Joke
Rev. Al Sharpton said that Herman Cain's policies are not good for America....
N.J. Rep. Donald Payne Has Died
A month after disclosing he had colon cancer, New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne has died. He was 77....
Commentary: Jesse Jackson Jr. Resigning Is Good News
You might miss civil rights scion Jesse Jackson Jr., but the fact is that he hasn't been a great co...
Earn Your First Million | Careers
Posted July 28, 2008 - If you know that Hollywood's top stars can earn $20 million dollars per film...
DJ Premier Recalls His First Job
The legendary producer once worked at Kroger....
Does the U.S. Have Something Against Haiti?
Wikileaks, with Haiti Liberte and The Nation published documents that show how the U.S. unduly infl...
