Great Recession

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September 27, 2016

Black homeownership lower today than national rate during Great Depression

Black homeownership is "endangered," according to the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)...
March 19, 2015

State of Black America report: Blacks are treated 72 percent equal to whites

The U.S. economy is rebounding, the stock market is thriving, and unemployment is down to levels not seen since the
March 7, 2015

The latest unemployment numbers are great if you're not black

Does a rising tide lift all boats, as President Obama once said? The economy is improving, and that’s a good
October 1, 2013

Black small businesses to feel sting of shutdown

theGRIO REPORT - Many small businesses are also government contractors; therefore, they will feel the impact from delayed loans and…
September 26, 2013

Are fewer African-Americans living paycheck to paycheck?

theGRIO REPORT - Overall, Americans are starting to recover from the Great Recession and it is possible many people do…
September 18, 2013

Blacks’ income remains the lowest of any group

OPINION - In reality, this issue of inequality and the racial wealth gap should be an apolitical issue. Whether you…
May 4, 2012

Black unemployment: Decline in government jobs hurts African-Americans

theGRIO REPORT - Blacks have been disproportionately affected; about 20 percent of black workers are in government jobs at the…
April 12, 2012

Report says economic recovery has barely reached African-Americans

theGRIO REPORT - The benefits of the economic recovery that started in 2009, such as higher wages, more job opportunities…
April 9, 2012

Foreclosed homes in black, Latino neighborhoods get little maintenance, according to report

theGRIO REPORT - Foreclosed homes in heavily-black and Latino neighborhoods are far more likely to be left with inadequate maintenance…
February 28, 2012

Dow closes above 13,000, first time since crisis

(AP) - The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday finally reclaimed the ground it held before the carnage of the…
January 20, 2012

Food stamp families to critics: Walk in our shoes

Some have advanced degrees and remember middle-class lives. Some work selling lingerie or building websites. They are white, black and…
September 26, 2011

Flint's economic fall like none other in the country

theGRIO REPORT - It was a city that was integral to the birth of the auto industry. It fell quicker…
May 24, 2011

Black-white life expectancy gap expands

Black Americans saw no improvement in life expectancy, remaining at 74 years and three months...