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Black Unemployment Rises As Overall Jobless Rate Drops

The good news of the jobless rate dropping did not extend to Black workers as new data shows their unemployment…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
06.06.20
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Black Unemployment Rises For 3rd Straight Month

Black unemployment has risen yet again for at least the third straight month, according to the January 2020 jobs report.
by Bruce C.T. Wright
03.31.20
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Don't Believe The Hype

According to the December jobs report, the Black unemployment rate has inflated while wages for all Americans have not.
by Bruce C.T. Wright
03.31.20
Weekly Unemployment Claims Rise Higher Than Expected
Low Unemployment Rate Really Means No ‘Good Jobs’

Despite the gaudy jobless numbers in November's jobs report, an apparent lack of so-called “good jobs” has resulted in a…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
03.30.20
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Black Unemployment Rate Fluctuates For Men, Women

While the Black unemployment rate has been at an all-time low for two consecutive months, a closer look at the…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
03.30.20
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Black Unemployment Is Rising After The Shutdown

The unemployment rate for Black people in America has been quietly creeping back up to its sky-high levels from last…
by NewsOne Staff
03.27.20
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Job Report Says Black Unemployment Fell And Here's…

Reading between the lines.
by Clarissa Hamlin
10.05.18
Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Face Off In First Presidential Debate At Hofstra University
Economy Grows But Black Unemployment Rises

Hard facts for Trump.
by NewsOne Staff
07.27.18
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Black Flight

Cook County’s Black population has declined for a seventh consecutive year.
by Nigel Roberts
06.21.18
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Thanks, Obama: Black Unemployment Hits Record Low

The national Black unemployment rate has dropped to a record low, according to the newest jobs report.
by Bruce C.T. Wright
06.01.18
Employment Growth Surges In June To 287,000 Jobs
Help Wanted

A sobering dose of truth serum revealed that the Black unemployment rate was still seemingly eons away from being on…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
05.04.18
Donald Trump Holds Weekend Meetings In Bedminster, NJ
First Black Billionaire Falsely Credits Trump

Robert Johnson, the founder of BET and the nation’s first Black billionaire, gave Trump supporters something to crow about after…
by Nigel Roberts
04.08.18
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The Obama Legacy Trump Can't Touch: Creating Jobs

The results are in: Donald Trump, Barack Obama is your father – at least when it comes to presidents creating…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.05.18
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Job Hiring Discrimination Remains Unchanged For Blacks

Researchers examining multiple field experiments, from 1989 to 2015, found that hiring discrimination remains unchanged for Blacks.
by Nigel Roberts
09.18.17
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Black Unemployment Rate Rises After Trump Brags About…

Remember when the president patted himself on the back for Blacks having their "lowest unemployment since just after the turn…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
09.01.17
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How Did Black Folks Do In The Obama…

Many Black folks had high expectations when President Obama entered the White House. Where those expectations too high?
by Nigel Roberts
12.12.16
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Blacks Sue Staffing Agency For Discrimination

Black job seekers filed a class-action discrimination suit against a Chicago-area staffing agency, claiming they used racial coding and other…
by Nigel Roberts
12.07.16
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Tidal To Donate $1.5 Million To Black Lives…

Tidal recently announced that $1.5 million of the proceeds from their Tidal X: 10/20 charity concert, which took place in…
by NewsOne Staff
02.08.16
President Obama Delivers His Last State Of The Union Address To Joint Session Of Congress
Obama Proposes Retool Of Unemployment Insurance Benefits

The president's insurance plan would replace half of a worker's lost wages for up to $10,000 over two years.
by NewsOne Staff
01.19.16
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