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Rapper Lil Baby and entrepreneur Lemont Bradley are teaming up to create 100 jobs for young adults in Atlanta.

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Issa Rae teamed up with Airbnb and Nasdaq to donate $100K to a Los Angeles-based nonprofit.

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Actor Michael K. Williams and the nonprofit NYC Together are helping at-risk youth secure summer jobs.

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The energy industry is experiencing a major boom in job growth that may prove beneficial for African-Americans seeking employment.

Ferguson 1000’s mission is to bring 1000 jobs to the Saint Louis Area. Dress for success and bring your resumes. Thanks to Dr. Lance and his team, this dream is coming in to fruition.

Ferguson 1000’s mission is to bring 1000 jobs to the Saint Louis Area. Dress for success and bring your resumes. Thanks to Dr. Lance and his team, this dream is coming in to fruition.

In his latest push for criminal justice reform, President Barack Obama on Monday will introduce new efforts to rehabilitate the formerly incarcerated, one of which includes banning the checkbox on employment applications that asks if a potential employee has ever been convicted of a crime.

The national unemployment rate for Blacks fell below 10 percent in the second quarter of 2015 for the first since 2007, reports the Wall Street Journal. Even with the improvement, the rate is more than twice the 4.6 percent rate for Whites and nearly double the national average of 5.3 percent, writes the Journal citing […]

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A state panel appointed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recommended a $6.25 increase in hourly wage for fast-food workers Wednesday, bringing minimum wage to $15. The panel’s recommendation catapults New York City into uncharted waters — over the next few years, wages will be raised faster in the city than in the rest of […]

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New census projections have revealed that white children will be outnumbered by children of color in the United States within the next five years. The rise of immigration and a decline in the birthrate amongst whites are all factors that play into this prediction. The projected data shows that by 2020, 50.2 percent of the nation’s […]

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America’s Wealth Coach, Deborah Owens lists the highest paying jobs without a four-year degree during this week’s installment of “WealthyU” on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin. Owens also explained what we should do in order to obtain and keep a job in the current job market. Listen to portions of this week’s “WealthyU” segment below […]

This week, the first-ever White House Summit on Working Families took place in Washington, D.C., at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The summit’s aim was to discuss the important of achieving work-family balance and to unveil ways corporations and the government can aid in the development of potentially forthcoming changes. RELATED: White House Working Fathers Event Examines […]