Many U.S. employers cut 20.5 million jobs in April, a record-shattering number that pushed unemployment to 14.7 percent, the highest level since the Great Depression, […]
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Another 3.8 Million Filed Unemployment
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits over the past six weeks has now reached nearly 30 million. Due to COVID-19, the country has […]
4.4 Million Americans File Unemployment
The Labor Department stated Thursday that roughly 4.4 million people have filed for unemployment in the past week alone. Despite the alarming number, its 800,000 […]
Coronavirus Coverage: Nearly 800 Dead in NYC, 16.6 million now have filed for unemployment
New York City saw its deadliest day last week recording nearly 800 deaths on Tuesday. What We Know: The state of New York has a […]
Record 3.3 Million File For Unemployment Last Week
The surge in weekly unemployment applications was a stunning reflection of the damage the viral coronavirus outbreak is doing to the economy. Filings for unemployment […]
Trump to Launch New ‘Black Voices’ Initiative from Atlanta
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence plan to use Atlanta as a launching pad for his new African American coalition with a Friday […]
Report: No progress for African Americans on homeownership, unemployment and incarceration in 50 years
Fifty years after the historic Kerner Commission identified “white racism” as the key cause of “pervasive discrimination in employment, education and housing,” there has been […]