By Lynda L. Jones Last week it was learned that Wisconsin led the nation in job losses in October, and that most of those loses were in the Milwaukee area. Almost 10,000 jobs here lost while … [Read more...]
UWM study: More than half of Milwaukee’s Black men are out of work
Although the Great Recession has caused unemployment to rise among all groups of working-age people in the four-county Milwaukee area, the jobless rate for African American men in 2009 is the highest … [Read more...]
Black Male Joblessness
Why aren’t Black men working? Is there a conspiracy to keep us unemployed? What can elected officials do to help lift the burden? What must we as Black men do for ourselves? Guest Speaker – Tim John … [Read more...]
CBC members stand up for Black Press, jobs, small business, vow to escalate protests
By Hazel Trice Edney NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The 10 Black members of the powerful House Finance Committee are still being applauded this week by the Black Press and Black … [Read more...]