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How Paul Ryan’s Proposal will Limit Opportunity for Communities of Color
By Jailyn Gladney Late last week, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) presented a plan–Expanding Opportunity in America–to entirely restructure our nation’s safety net. His plan demands...
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Fast-food workers across country protest for higher wages
Fast food workers engaged in protest today across the country asking for a raise. According to The Los Angeles Times: “Police took 10 people into custody after the protesters linked arms and sat down...
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Ready. Set. No: Staggering Student Loans Impede Progress
Some still living with their parents, others with multiple roommates and definitely renting, so many well-educated young people can’t move forward with their American Dream of marriage, starting a...
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Wal-Mart and Others Answer the Challenge of Food Insecurity in African...
According to Feeding America African American households are more than twice as likely to be food insecure as white, non-Hispanic households. More than one in three African American children (36%)...
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Black Buying Power Does Not Translate to Silicon Valley Hiring Practices
There are 43 million African Americans in the United States, and by next year black buying power is expected to reach $1.1 trillion. In an Atlanta Black Star article, “5 Industries Black People Should...
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2015 Job Prospects Look Bleak for African Americans
As 2014 comes to a close and we begin to write down those 2015 goals, for some African Americans the list hasn’t changed from last year: Get a Job. While the country is heralding President Obama for...
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Improving STEM Opportunities for Hispanics/Latinos is Vital to the US Economy
By 2044 Hispanics and Latinos will become a majority-minority here in the United States; and by 2050 the size of the population will have doubled in size. Presently, Hispanics and Latinos make up about...
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The Sunny Side of Florida Governor Rick Scott’s Budget
It’s budget time, and while the members of Florida’s Legislature evaluate competing plans in the state House and Senate, the Sunshine State’s Governor, Rick Scott, is championing a $77 billion proposal...
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With Less Than 40% of Americans Earning a Living Wage, Are Unions Still...
This week, members of the U.S. Senate, including Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Mark Warner (D-VA), called upon the Senate Rules Committee Chairman Roy Blount (R-MO) to ensure...
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May Jobs Report: 43 Percent of All Job Gains Were Low-Wage
The May jobs report from the Department of Labor is out, and while 280,000 jobs were added to the economy, 43% of all job gains were in the low wage sector. The overall unemployment rate is 5.5%, and...
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Social Security turns 80: What the program means for African Americans & Latinos
Social Security was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt 80 years ago. The pay as you go system has proven to be an efficient, secure system that supports Americans facing challenges with...
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Leading Corporate Investors Highlighted in New Report
According to the Progressive Policy Institute, “sustainable economic growth, job creation, and rising real wages require domestic business investment.” That investment, they say, is directly tied to...
View ArticleBroadband and Capital Have Historic Implications for America’s Blacks
By Marc Morial, President, National Urban League Too often overlooked by leadership in the black community, capital is the lifeblood of our market-based economy. The entrepreneurial activities that...
View ArticleClosing the Economic Divide Is the Next Chapter of Black History
By Jamal Simmons As Black History Month draws to a close, it is important to look into the future to fix the problems in Black America today. And one of the biggest challenges facing our community is...
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