Recession

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June 1, 2010
Rising unemployment and growing foreclosures have combined to destroy black wealth and erase two decades of slow progress for African-Americans…
May 8, 2010
OPINION - Relative to past presidents, Obama is doing more than others to help these struggling institutions...
April 18, 2010
OPINION - Detroit still has some beautiful neighborhoods, neighborhoods where people walk dogs, ride bikes and look out for each…
April 2, 2010
VIDEO - President Obama is pushing his administration's plans to create jobs, a crucial campaign issue for Democrats as they…
February 26, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says these schools have felt the pain of the recession most acutely because they enroll…
January 12, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - One year after the election of Obama, black optimism about America has surged, while Hispanics have become…
December 4, 2009
ALLENTOWN, Penn. (AP) -- President Barack Obama's options for spurring job growth may be limited by out-of-control budget deficits, but…
December 4, 2009
Although the unemployment rate for African-Americans dropped to 15.6 percent in November, the unemployment rate for black teens stands at…
December 4, 2009
VIDEO - The unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since…
December 3, 2009
VIDEO - President Barack Obama says a jobs forum he hosted at the White House generated many useful ideas for…
December 1, 2009
OPINION - Opportunity isn't what it was a few years ago, to be sure. But recessions pass, and people promulgate…
November 29, 2009
The saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" seems easy until you're faced with exactly that prospect...
November 26, 2009
VIDEO - A multi-million dollar building project sounded a lot more practical for New Hope Baptist Church back in April…
November 25, 2009
VIDEO - Everything is getting more expensive and the recession lingers...
November 25, 2009
VIDEO - It's hard to understand what it's like when money's tight, unless you've lived it. So, as many of…
November 25, 2009
VIDEO - Ssanyu Birigwa and her sister Mirembe have two words for the struggling economy: "Thank you."
November 25, 2009
OPINION - A connection with an authentic faith experience can help people survive and even defeat the most difficult circumstances.
November 24, 2009
After Oz du Soleil was laid off in July 2008, it was stories of women who couldn't afford proper undergarments…
November 24, 2009
VIDEO - Thanks to the Jazz Foundation of America, a nonprofit group that assists struggling veteran musicians, Bertha Hope has…
November 5, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest…