New Obama ideas may not reduce black unemployment
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's proposals in the State of the Union address may do little to address immediately the 15.8 percent unemployment rate among African-Americans...
Who's to blame for black joblessness?
theGRIO REPORT - African-Americans could face a greater jobs crisis in coming years...
African-American unemployment: Connected to low high school graduation rates?
theGRIO REPORT - Latest reports reflect that for "African-Americans, the jobless rate is 15.8 percent, the same as it was in December 2010." Could lower rates of high school graduation be the cause?
200,000 new jobs created, unemployment rate falls
(AP) Employers added a net 200,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent, the lowest since February 2009. But black unemployment rose again from 15.5 to 15.8 percent overall and from 39.6 to 42.1 among African-American teens...
3/1/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - This week, attention shifts to labor and the consumer credit markets, and continuing reports on manufacturing and service...
2/22/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - The Stimulus Bill ends its first year, while investors await national economic reports on Housing, Consumer Confidence, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
Black advocates want more help for the unemployed
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- In the battle against black unemployment, places like the Opportunities Industrialization Center are ground zero...
Black Caucus is losing patience with Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Black lawmakers who have largely held their tongues during President Barack Obama's first year in office are stepping up their demands...
Many blacks are out of work and back in the classroom
OPINION - Many adult Americans are finding themselves in a place they never thought they'd be again - back in the classroom...
Obama starting to feel the heat from blacks on jobs
OPINION - To his credit, President Obama rightfully emphasizes his responsibility to stimulate job creation for all Americans as opposed to just the African-American...
