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VideoA Black Agenda That Works for Everyone: Jobs and ‘Targeted Universalism’
by Michelle Chen on April 1 2010, 8:00AM
Every year, the National Urban League issues its report on the State of Black America, and it almost inevitably shows that black Americans fare worse than whites in almost every measure of socioeconomic well-being. Black workers and households are poorer,…
Topics: Economy, Race and Recession
by Daisy Hernandez on March 31 2010, 12:00PM
Our economic crisis is about a lot more than lost jobs and evaporating 401Ks. It’s closing off options for women in abusive relationships.
Topics: Economy, Gender & Sexuality
The Morning Browse: Green Jobs Build Communities, WashPost Wilding Out and Wealth Gaps
by Kai Wright on March 24 2010, 9:52AM
ColorLinesTV profiles three green jobs projects that show how we can end the jobless recovery while tackling long-standing challenges in communities of color. NYT profiles the big idea that health insurance reform is part of President Obama’s effort to…
Topics: Economy, Environment, Media, Race and Recession
The Morning Browse: Noose Faxes, GOP’s Immigration Rhetoric, and More
by Kai Wright on March 23 2010, 9:37AM
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The Tea Party onslaught continued yesterday as Rep. James Clyburn told Keith Olbermann about noose faxes to his office - “This stuff is not all that isolated.” GOP…
Topics: Economy, Environment, Health, Immigration, Politics
The Morning Browse: Big Stuff in Today’s News
by Kai Wright on March 16 2010, 6:25AM
The evil ad wizards who brought us Willie Horton are tying Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid to Dubai “slave labor,” which they in turn equate with union labor in Nevada. MoJo’s Stephanie Mencimer reports. The FCC’s releasing it’s National…
Topics: Criminal Justice, Economy, Health, Politics, Race and Recession
Parsing the Details of Dodd’s Not-Independent Consumer Watchdog
by Kai Wright on March 15 2010, 2:23PM
Sen. Chris Dodd came out swinging today to defend his revamped proposal for fixing the financial regulatory system, and he’s won cautious support from some key reformers. Bailout watchdog Elizabeth Warren, who has been the most vocal Beltway advocate of…
Topics: Economy, Race and Recession
Senate Financial Reform Bill Leaves Communities at Lenders’ Mercy
by Kai Wright on March 15 2010, 8:52AM
Retiring Sen. Chris Dodd is rolling out his revised bill for reforming financial regulations today and the general consensus is… it’s a bust. Dodd broke off negotiations with Republicans on the Banking Committee last week, raising hopes that he’d craft…
Topics: Economy, Race and Recession
The Morning Browse: Big Stuff in Today’s News
by Kai Wright on March 15 2010, 6:00AM
President Obama discusses his blueprint for an updated Elementary and Secondary Education Act to overhaul No Child Left Behind. Clarence Thomas’ wife is holding her own Tea Party. The LA Times profiles an effort she launched in January to…
Topics: Economy, Media, Race and Recession, Schools & Youth
It’s Official: Women of Color Feel Impact of Racial Wealth Gap The Worst
by Julianne Hing on March 9 2010, 1:23PM
Click to enlarge. It always helps to have research to confirm what you already know about racial inequity in America. But occasionally, even when the news is not new, the findings turn out to be appallingly dire, shocking even…
Topics: Economy
Women on Cash Assistance Testify on The Hill to Change TANF Policies
by Seth Freed Wessler on February 26 2010, 4:12PM
In D.C. these days, it’s hard for anyone to yell loudly enough to get heard over the buzz of health care reform. But in the shadow of Obama’s healthcare summit yesterday, about a hundred congressional staffers, reporters and advocates piled…
Topics: Economy
The Stimulus and Disadvantaged Communities: Trickling Down or Slipping Away?
by Michelle Chen on February 24 2010, 10:02PM
One year on, how far does the stimulus money stretch? New data on the impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act spending in communities of color show that by and large, the money has trickled into well-worn grooves of privilege…
Blacks and Latinos Were Targeted with Subprime Mortgages, Keep Getting Shut Out of Recovery
by Julianne Hing on February 19 2010, 3:52PM
Today, President Obama announced a new plan to help five states fight through the ongoing impacts of the foreclosure crisis. I’m going to hold off on judging this new initiative, but the help has never been more urgent. Obama’s announcement…
Topics: Economy
ColorLines Investigation: Selling Food Stamps for Kid’s Shoes
by Daisy Hernandez on February 17 2010, 4:31AM
Eva has worked low-wage jobs in Hartford, Conn., since she was 16, and she managed over the years to support herself and her two daughters. But with the worst job crisis in a generation, even those low-wage jobs Eva once…
Topics: Economy
Selling Food Stamps for Kids’ Shoes
by Seth Freed Wessler on February 16 2010, 12:00PM
Unable to find jobs, kicked off welfare, women in Connecticut are forced to sell food assistance to buy basic necessities.
Topics: Economy, Food Stamps
Montel Williams is the New Face of Predatory Lending
by Jorge Rivas on February 11 2010, 1:27PM
Since his partnership with that crazy psychic Sylvia Browne didn’t work out, Montell Williams now has a new venture with “payday loans” provider Money Mutual. According to Money Mutual: “When it comes to financial assistance Montel Williams understands that people…
Topics: Economy
Moving On Up and Hitting a Wall: Social Mobility in the U.S. and Europe
by Michelle Chen on February 10 2010, 8:28PM
America: land of opportunity… if you’re lucky enough to be born into one. The crumbling of the American Dream is in plain view across the country, especially in the urban centers and desolate ghost towns that have long been…
Topics: Economy, Global Affairs, Schools & Youth
Blacks and Latinos in Florida Hit Hard by Recession, Where’s The Recovery?
by Guest Columnist on February 10 2010, 9:09AM
By Joseph Phelan Like every picture is worth a thousand words, every truth has a cost and the numbers never lie. In this economic crisis unemployment is hitting Black and Latino communities hard. But it isn’t just the numbers that…
Topics: Economy, Race and Recession
Unions Waning, but Holding Edge on the Color Line
by Michelle Chen on February 4 2010, 12:53AM
The portion of the U.S. workforce that belongs to a union has fallen to historical lows. The latest data from the feds show that unionization dwindled to 12.3 percent in 2009 (about 15.3 million), basically the same as the…
Topics: Economy
State of the Union Places Entitlement Above Equity
by Michelle Chen on January 27 2010, 7:59PM
Wrapped up in tonight’s stream of glossy oratory was a familiar sense of entitlement. The State of the Union address emphasized rebuilding the middle class, supporting small businesses, boosting financial markets—in other words, soothing the anxieties of people who…
Topics: Economy, News Items, Politics
One in Four Black, Latino Workers Shut Out of Withered Job Market
by Michelle Chen on January 8 2010, 11:51PM
The new labor statistics released today show more of the same: official unemployment was about level. Some economists insist that we’re still on track for a steady recovery; left-leaning analysts like the Economic Policy Institute say the hole is much…
Topics: Economy, Schools & Youth
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