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...]
Black Men Show Little Signs of Progress in 40 Years
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...]
Jobs still a key issue 50 years after Historic D.C. March
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...]
Forced cuts extra harmful to Blacks
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...]
Minority Unemployment Town Hall Meetings
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...]
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...]
Poverty is violence, a look into the Black unemployment surge
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...]