African Americans
Closing the racial wealth gap
July 5, 2010Racial wage gap between black and white workers is shrinking, but the all-class gap between black and white is growing.
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Carolina NAACP head calls for civil disobedience to protest “resegregation”
June 23, 2010RALEIGH, N.C. - William Barber II, state NAACP chairman, this week called for mass civil disobedience July 20 to protest moves to "resegregate" public education in Wake County.
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Black and Latino home losses continue to mount
June 22, 2010With close to 6 million homes at risk of being seized by banks, the foreclosure crisis continues to deepen, with the greatest risk to homeowners of color, a new study finds.
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Slaves who built U.S. Capitol to be honored
June 14, 2010The U.S. Congress will acknowledge the role of slave labor in building the U.S. Capitol Building this week.
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A united fight on jobs
June 11, 2010To win jobs for all, it requires a multi-racial united movement.
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