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by Cynthia Gordy onOctober 16, 2011
Obama says that infrastructure jobs will lift up the unemployed, but do they leave blacks behind?
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by Rick C. Wade onOctober 9, 2011
Your Take: Innovation and entrepreneurship are the only ways to combat African-American unemployment.
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by Nsenga Burton onAugust 31, 2011
The president offers up hope to radio host Tom Joyner.
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by Washington Post onAugust 8, 2011
There's certainly tension as the Congressional Black Caucus embarks on a monthlong campaign to address the high rate of black joblessness.
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by Dara Sharif onJune 7, 2011
Disproportionately employed in government jobs, African Americans are hurt most as those positions get cut.
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by Cynthia Gordy onFebruary 24, 2011
Losing your job is hard enough. And with mounting claims of recruiters refusing to hire the unemployed, finding new work may be the hardest job of all -- especially if you are black.
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by Sheryl Huggins Salomon onDecember 17, 2010
A late-night vote in the House means that the controversial deal Obama brokered with Republicans may get his signature today.
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by Nsenga Burton onApril 6, 2010
The latest headlines with our unique spin.
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January 27, 2010
Obama's first State of the Union address took on big banks, health care, and job creation. But it won't solve the country's woes—that much is up to the Democrats and Republicans in Congress.
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