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Can Jobs & Economic Empowerment Stop The Killing In Chicago?

The summer in Chicago has already gotten off to a deadly start, with gun violence claiming the lives of five and…
NEWS ROUNDUP: Jay Z’s Tidal To Donate $1.5…

Tidal recently announced that $1.5 million of the proceeds from their Tidal X: 10/20 charity concert, which took place in…
Need A Job? Then Your Resume Has To…

Make your resume stand out from the pack with these expert tips.
Study: Black Children Are More Likely To Live…

While poverty rates have decreased for White and Asian families, Black children are more likely to live in poverty than…
Get Your Life: Today’s News Stories You Need…

Here are all the top news headlines every smart black chick would want on her radar today. Your welcome.
Arizona Mom Who Left Children In Car During…

An Arizona woman who received an outpouring of donations last year after leaving her children in a hot car while…
Common Dedicates Golden Globes Speech To Mike Brown,…

Chicago-bred rapper Common (pictured) is known for his socially conscious music; Sunday night at the Golden Globes, he delivered a moving…
Unemployment Rate Sits At 11 Percent For Blacks,…

Last week, the United States Department of Labor released new jobs numbers for September. While Black unemployment decreased slightly, there…
NewsOne Minute: Study Uncovers Secret Behind Black Unemployment…

Unemployed Blacks More Resilient During Job Search than Whites The so-called recovery of the US economy has not been equally kind to…
State Of Black America 2014: Blacks And Latinos…

The National Urban League‘s 38th annual “State Of Black America” report highlights that job creation in the country is of…
192K Jobs Added, Unemployment Remains At 6.7 Percent

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added jobs at a solid pace in March and hired more in January and February than…
The Lookout: What You Need To Know And…

I’ve spent my entire career as a civil rights activist and anti-violence advocate. I hear from folks all over the…
Obama Asks CEOs For Help Hiring Long-Term Jobless

WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting the persistent joblessness that has marred the economic recovery, President Barack Obama won commitments Friday from…
Inequalities Will Continue Unless Truth Is Told

As someone who works in civil rights and politics, I’ve become the go-to guru in my family on all things…
White House: Black Unemployment Decreases 5 Percent Since…

The White House has released a report discussing the most-recent unemployment numbers from the Bureau Of Labor Statistics, and the…
Why It Makes Sense To Extend Unemployment Benefits

More than one million people lost their unemployment benefits this past Saturday, due to the expiration of the emergency program…
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