Obama announces 250,000 summer jobs for teens
theGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration announced Thursday its plan to create 250,000 teen 'employment opportunities' this summer...
Black marriage survives despite the statistics
theGRIO REPORT - New research indicates that fewer Americans are getting married than ever. Although for African-American women the marriage rate is even lower, experts say there is no reason for them to give up hope...
Surprise! Fox News airs misleading unemployment chart
Fox News, the conservative news outlet, aired a misleading unemployment chart that masked the dip in the jobless rate...
Unemployment is increasing for black women: Why?
CLUTCH - The unemployment rate for black women increased from 12.6 percent to 12.9 percent last month representing a loss of 250,000 jobs...
Obama says jobless rate could drop to 8 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) - Setting a new bar for the nation's economy, President Barack Obama said the United States unemployment rate could fall to 8 percent before he faces re-election next November...
12/02/11 - the Grio and CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - The unemployment rate fell sharply to 8 point 6 percent in November as 120-thousand jobs were created...
Gingrich slams Obama on black teen unemployment
'Look,' Gingrich said, 'at a time when you have up to 43 percent black teenage unemployment, you have entire communities that are devastated, you have neighborhoods where nobody has worked'...
Unemployment falls, but rises among blacks
WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate fell last month to its lowest level in more than two and a half years, as employers stepped up hiring in response to the slowly improving economy...
As public sector sheds jobs, blacks are hit hardest
The New York Times - At 34, Mr. Buckley, his two daughters and his fiancée have moved into the basement of his mother's house...
11/25/11 - the Grio and CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - In October confidence fell to a 39 point 8 reading--a level not seen since the recession -- as consumers continue to worry about their finances and the labor market...
