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American Rescue Plan Releases Equity Report

May 28, 2022

By Karen Stokes On May 24th, the American Rescue Plan Implementation Team and the Domestic Policy Council released their interim American Rescue Plan Equity Report. It covers 32 different … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Black Unemployment, Gene Sperling, Karen Stokes, Unemployment

Workforce Investment Board Talks Black Male Unemployment and Possible Solutions

August 8, 2015

By Mrinal Gokhale For many years, Milwaukee’s black male unemployment rate has been one of the highest in the country along with incarceration and school achievement gaps. For the first time, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Mrinal Gokhale, Theresa Jones, Unemployment

Black Men Show Little Signs of Progress in 40 Years

August 2, 2014

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black men are no better off than they were more than 40 years ago, due to mass incarceration and job losses suffered during … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Armin Rick, Black Unemployment, Derek Neal, Freddie Allen, Incarceration

Jobs still a key issue 50 years after Historic D.C. March

August 10, 2013

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief One of the primary goals of the 1963 March on Washington was finding or creating jobs for Blacks. At a panel discussion during the annual convention of … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, George Curry, George E. Curry, Job Creation, Marc Morial, National Action Network, Reverend Al Sharpton, Unemployment

Forced cuts extra harmful to Blacks

March 16, 2013

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The good news about the sequestration debate is that it reminds people about the vital role government plays in our lives. The … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Freddie Allen, Head Start, Sequestration, Unemployment, Youth Build

Minority Unemployment Town Hall Meetings

May 11, 2012

Wisconsin State Representative Coggs has announced there will be two town hall meetings on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Clinton Rose Senior Center, 3045 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Milwaukee, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Elizabeth M. Coggs, Town Hall Meeting, Unemployment

Rep. Young creates coalition to address Black male unemployment

March 9, 2012

Rep. Young creates coalition to address Black male unemployment

Plans to employ 15,000 Black Men in Milwaukee Metro Area MADISON – Representative Leon D. Young (D-Milwaukee) announced plans for a new initiative to employ 15,000 African American men in the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Leon D Young, Marc Levine, Unemployment

Poverty is violence, a look into the Black unemployment surge

September 10, 2011

By Lynda L. Jones Over this recent Labor Day weekend, unemployment news was beyond dismal for the Black population especially. The August jobs report shows that Black unemployment is the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Labor Day, Lynda Jones, Lynda L. Jones, Poverty Is Violence, Robert Bell Photography, Transitional Jobs

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