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Washington DC —Who is and is not benefiting from this year’s extraordinary job growth and rapid declines in unemployment?
As the economy emerged from...
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DURHAM, N.C. — During the decade-long economic recovery following the Great Recession, Black households lost much more wealth than white families, regardless...
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Making Your Employees Safe as They Return to Work in Retail
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a lot of changes to...
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) on Friday announced bipartisan legislation, the Research Excellence through STEM Inclusion Act, to create a Chief Diversity Officer of...
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In April 2021, more than 200 leading economists signed an open letter to Congress encouraging lawmakers to make long-overdue public investments in the...
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WASHINGTON, DC — Reimagine Main Street (RMS), a project of Public Private Strategies (PPS), has launched a public awareness campaign that will support small business owners...
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The National Urban League today announced a comprehensive strategy for leveraging the tools of the information economy to create a more equitable and inclusive society....
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The following unemployment report was done by Black economist Kyle K. Moore of The Economic Policy Institute.
EPI analyzes state unemployment...
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Road To Entrepreneurship: “I started my first business at a very young age, or should I say a hobby. The truth is I had to grow into becoming a...
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DoorDash has announced its Main Street Strong Accelerator, an initiative providing financial support and specialized educational resources to women-,...
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President Joe Biden included a long overdue pay raise for millions of America’s minimum wage workers in his $1.9 trillion rescue plan rolled out last week.
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A recent national survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) shows that nearly two-thirds (69%) of Americans will not travel for Christmas.
With a new...
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New York Rep. Nydia Velazquez is being praised for pushing hard for more COVID-19 relief.
The following is a statement from Chip Rogers, president and CEO of the...
The November jobs report is bad says economist Michael Madowitz--especially for Black America.
Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement...
Milton, are you denying or finding it insignificant that the TPLF attacked a federal army base...
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