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Joint Center’s most recent report, “Five Charts To Understand Black Registered Apprentices in the United States,”

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The Joint Center’s most recent report, “Five Charts To Understand Black Registered Apprentices in the United States,” details the experiences of Black apprentices.

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The closures of both SVB and Signature Bank have led to deposit flights and eroding public trust

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In light of the recent bank closures, the National Bankers Association’s advocacy for minority depository institutions (MDIs) is more crucial than ever.

“The closures...

As we consider the banking turmoil that rocked domestic and international financial markets this week

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Black Americans have a history of avoiding share markets and banks, which is a sign of significant risk aversion. Our posture reflects avoidance of games that are proven to...

police departments can produce more units of service (arrests, citations, etc.) with a given budget by targeting Black Americans

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Popular Black American economists Walter Williams (deceased) and Thomas Sowell are long-standing proponents of the notion that what most Black and White Americans consider...

Black Americans, who have rigid and thick lifelines to government

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On February 10, 2023, BlackEconomics.org released an analysis brief entitled, “Cutting Lifelines.”
https://www.blackeconomics.org/BELit/cl.pdf

This analysis...

“According to the latest SSA data, the only group to experience real wage gains between 2020 and 2021 was the top 1%

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Rising wage inequality and slow and uneven growth in real (inflation-adjusted) hourly wages for the vast majority of workers have been defining features of the U.S. labor...

 “Insecurity” offers an unvarnished look at three women who have fallen through the cracks of America’s social safety net during

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New York, NY – Today, The Intercept released its third and final installment in a new video series called “Insecurity.” Created in partnership with the Economic Hardship...

Journalists should instead be asking if policymakers have the guts to serve those who bear the brunt of inflation

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is profit’s prophet and the corporate media are his cultish devotees, joining hands to sacrifice working people. In this cult, profit is sacrosanct.

When...

Black Americans are glaringly under-represented in the vital construction industry

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Coming off a successful midterm, President Joe Biden must follow through on a resolution to Black labor in the New Year. Specifically, he has to keep his promise to train and...

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Adeola Adejobi, founder, Women of Color and Capital Conference (WOCXC).

First of all, if you want to follow your own dreams, never give a hater a second thought.

When Adeola first...

Meta has today (9 November) announced it is cutting more than 11,000 jobs, or 13% of its workforce.

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Meta has today (9 November) announced it is cutting more than 11,000 jobs, or 13% of its workforce.

The company is also cutting discretionary spending and extending...

Corporate greed is at a 70-year high and oil companies are buying back stock, not lowering prices

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As we enter the final week of the midterm election, voters are expressing deep concern about the state of the economy and inflation. They should.

Today, we live in an...

“Black American Employment...” We revisit that Report Brief here because the need to sound the alarm for Black labor is even mor

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In July 2021, BlackEconomics.org released a Report Brief entitled “Black American Employment Representativeness.” We revisit that Report Brief here because the need to sound...

Are Black Americans’ lives more uncertain than those of White Americans?

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Economics is huge on uncertainty. Some of the most highly praised economists have explored the topic.[1] Importantly, most widely used quality-of-life indices reflect the...

One hundred forty years ago, Labor Day was born and bred in New York City.

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For many, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer — a day for parties, going to the beach, and cookouts. For others, it’s a day for sales and back-to-school...

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