Minimum Wage

Black and Brown employees of federal contractors are expected to see as much as $3,500 per year in pay increases

/ January 31, 2022

Black business owners feel they are experiencing the brunt of high inflation rates, but experts point to the 1980s as

/ January 30, 2022

​​Hundreds were arrested last week outside the Senate Hart building near Capitol Hill in nonviolent direct action to demand voting

/ August 11, 2021
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves thegrio.com

It looks like Mississippi is ending its additional federal unemployment benefits. The governor of the state announced on Monday that

/ May 11, 2021

The Democrats have everything they need right now to flex their muscles and wield the power the people gave them

/ March 4, 2021

South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, the third-ranking House Democrat, scolded Republicans for their opposition of an increase in the minimum

/ March 3, 2021

As federal lawmakers are stalled on increasing the minimum wage to $15 by 2025, wholesale retail giant Costco has announced

/ February 26, 2021