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Youth unemployment exacerbates violence

August 26, 2011 By Lisa Bergmann

New Haven's youth unemployment rate reflects the Bureau of Labor Statistics' recent assertion that the national youth unemployment rate reached an all-time high this summer.

Smiley and West’s Poverty Tour: A call for unconditional brotherhood

August 24, 2011 By Glenn Ramsey

Tavis Smiley and Cornel West brought the last stop of their "Poverty Tour: A Call to Conscience" to Memphis, Tennessee. The location was chosen in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s support for sanitation workers and...

Campaign to solve housing crisis and create one million jobs

August 22, 2011 By Juan Lopez

The New Bottom Line campaign turned up the heat on the big banks responsible for billions of dollars in mortgage fraud.

Youth: What the hell are we fighting for?

August 15, 2011 By Blake Skylar

With the recent riots in London never has there been a clearer example that a new generation of youth with limitless potential is being wasted.

Congressional Black Caucus jobs hearings begin in Cleveland

August 8, 2011 By Joe Sims

With African American unemployment at over 16 percent, the Congressional Black Caucus has launched a series of public hearings and jobs fairs across the country during the month of August.