Is decline in US segregation proof of post-racial society?
OPINION - The decline in black-white residential segregation is not an equal opportunity phenomenon...
Black segregation in US drops to lowest in century
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's neighborhoods became more integrated last year than during any time in at least a century as a rising black middle class...
Small time athletes find success in the Big Leagues
OPINION - Only one-in-four Americans come from towns of fewer than 50,000 people, but nearly half of NFL players and PGA golfers do...
Record gains for US poverty with elections looming
WASHINGTON (AP) - The anticipated poverty rate increase from 13.2 percent to about 15 percent -- would be another blow to Democrats struggling to persuade voters to keep them in power...
Number of minority-owned businesses increases but economic equality remains elusive
The U.S. Commerce Department's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the U.S. Census Bureau today announced that the number of minority-owned firms increased by 46 percent...
U.S. economy sheds 125,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 9.5 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) - The loss was driven by the end of 225,000 temporary jobs for the Census. Businesses added a net total of 83,000 workers, an improvement from May. ...
Unemployment rate falls in 37 states in May
WASHINGTON (AP) - A majority of states saw their unemployment rates drop in May, but the widespread declines were mainly because people gave up work searches...
Census: Multiracial US becoming even more diverse
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's minority population is steadily rising and now makes up 35 percent of the U.S., an unmistakable trend that could render them the new majority...
Economy adds 431K jobs but few in private sector
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virtually all the job creation in May came from the hiring of 411,000 census workers. Such hiring peaked in May and will begin tailing off in June...
Black-white marriages triple over last three decades
WASHINGTON (AP) - About 14.4 percent of black men and 6.5 percent of black women are currently in such mixed marriages...
