A New Survey Reveals How African Americans Feel About Their Economic Condition
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Before a room full of journalists at the National Press Club billionaire Robert Johnson’s survey of Black thought and opinion on national affairs, race relations, employment, and a variety of political and social issues held few surprises. Blacks are proud of President Obama, are divided on same s*x marriage and believe there should [...]
Don’t Cut, Invest! Why the Obama Administration Should Support a Federal Job Guarantee Program
In the late 1970s, after nearly a decade of rising unemployment rates and high inflation, Congress passed the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act, better known as the Humphrey-Hawkins Act of 1978. Signed into law by President Carter, the act empowered the federal government to spend proactively to increase consumer demand, with the [...]
Three Professors Call for President Obama to Implement a National Jobs Program
By Alan A. Aja, William Darity Jr. and Darrick Hamilton In the late 1970s, after nearly a decade of rising unemployment rates and high inflation, Congress passed the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act, better known as the Humphrey-Hawkins Act of 1978. Signed into law by President Carter, the act empowered the federal government to [...]
Unemployment Rate For Blacks Rose Sharply, Increased From 13.2% to 14%
The unemployment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that, although the general unemployment rate remained steady, the unemployment rate for African-Americans increased. To give you an idea of who is still hurting the most in this economy, consider that the unemployment rate for women rose to 7.3 percent in December from 7.0 percent, [...]
Half of America’s Unemployed Aren’t Collecting Any Benefits
One of the longest running Republican myths about unemployment is that people remain unemployed so that they can take full advantage of their benefits. Progressives have fervently argued against this view, asserting that 1) unemployment benefits are only a paltry fraction of what workers normally earn and 2) the benefits serve as a safety net [...]
Study: Depression and Stress Actually Shrink Your Brain
Black people are perpetually under more stress than other demographics in this country. Don’t believe me? Just look at our unemployment rate, which is double that of whites. But although stress has been linked to high blood pressure, which is a cause for heart disease, it has never before been linked to brain disorders – [...]
Gonna be an Itchy Weekend: Black Recession vs. White Recession, and the Cost of Black America’s Addiction to Obama
by Yvette Carnell One of the problems with assimilation is that it caused black people to discuss life’s events, and stumbles, in concert with white people. The assimilated narrative is that there is no white or black, only – American. In that sense, we were led to believe, wrongly, that we are one people. [...]
Viral Video: “Obama That I Used to Know”
It’s no secret that some Democrats are disillusioned in the run-up to the 2012 election. It’s not that they’ll vote for Romney, since that option is unfathomable to most progressives. But they don’t really feel much enthusiasm for President Obama either. With the increase in unemployment and the increase in militarism, which we see mostly [...]
American, Black, and Unemployed – The Guardian’s Panel, and Responses
The U.K. based publication The Guardian had a novel idea, instead of reporting about black unemployment, the newspaper is going directly to the source , and inviting African Americans to discuss their frustrations as part of a panel. Unemployment in the African American community is nearly double that of the white community, and The Guardian ‘s panel seeks to [...]
Former Obama Supporter Takes Heat for Criticizing the President’s Record on Diversity and Employment
Kevin Johnson doesn’t have a lot of friends these days. Part of the reason that he has been attacked as of late is because he spoke his version of truth about the effectiveness of the Obama presidency. In the black community, this is an absolute no-no, and anyone questioning the Obama Administration is typically tarred [...]
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