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African-American unemployment hit record low December 2017 | The Philadelphia Tribune

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018African American Commuities, African American Economics ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Years of steady hiring and economic growth have delivered a cumulative benefit for at least one group that hasn’t always shared in America’s prosperity.

$52 Million Lottery Winner’s Plans to Rebuild Historic Black Community | Black Enterprise

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017African American Commuities, African American Economics ...

A South Florida man is using his winnings to preserve and revive Fort Lauderdale’s black business district.

How it became a crime to be poor in America | The Guardian

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017African American Economics, African American Families ...

In the United States, a system of modern peonage – essentially, a government-run loan shark operation – has been going on for years

Black Executives Join Forces, Forming a PAC to Back Them Up | The New York Times

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017African American Economics, African American Entrepreneurs ...

Once an informal network, a group of friends and associates is organizing a united political push on issues like education, employment and voting rights.

Where Race, Poverty, and the Opportunity Gap Meet in Rural America | Roll Call

September 3, 2017September 3, 2017African American Commuities, African American Culture ...

‘Raising Bertie’ helps audience identify with three boys coming of age, even if they don’t come from similar backgrounds.

The Money Museum Gets Funky | The New York Times

August 23, 2017August 23, 2017African American Economics, African American History ...

Loreen Williamson and Pamela Thomas know that there are funkier figures in history than Booker T. Washington. Bear with them, though, and they will connect the dots that landed him in the Museum of UnCut Funk.

The first woman to start a bank — a black woman — finally gets her due in the Confederacy’s capital | The Washington Post

July 26, 2017August 17, 2017African American Economics, African American History ...

Maggie L. Walker started a newspaper. She was the first country’s first woman to found a bank. She was a humanitarian, a teacher, an icon of her community in 1920s Richmond.

Minorities Who ‘Whiten’ Résumés More Likely to Get Interview – The Root

May 26, 2017African American Economics, African American Employment ...

“Whitening” is an all-encompassing term for when prospective employees scrub their résumés of anything that might indicate their race. Applicants with cultural names will sometimes use their initials.

The Failure of Race-Blind Economic Policy – The Atlantic

February 23, 2017African American Economics, African American Education ...

When legislators don’t consider preexisting disparities, there’s a risk of exacerbating them.

Cooperatives and the Black Liberation Movement – Atlanta Black Star

February 21, 2017African American Economics, African American History ...

Cooperatives have long been a component of Black survival and economic development in the United States. Sadly, however, far too many of our people think they are white, “hippy” or “bougie” organizations that don’t have anything to do with us. Nothing could be further from the truth.