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African-Americans allege labor discrimination in Chicago
Jeff Tyler May 7, 2013
African-American men in Chicago say some temp firms discriminate against them and prefer to hire Latino immigrants.
Can black-owned franchises help narrow the wealth gap?
Noel King May 2, 2013
Barriers to minority franchise ownership remain, but some black entrepreneurs are leading the way.
Recovery from job loss: Easier for whites than blacks
Krissy Clark Apr 3, 2013
A new study from Pew on economic mobility examines how unemployment affects black and white families differently.
Wealth gap grows between black and white in U.S.
Kai Ryssdal Mar 1, 2013
The racial wealth gap in the United States has tripled in the past 25 years.
MLK's old neighborhood seeks economic comeback
Jim Burress Jan 21, 2013
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s old Atlanta neighborhood, Sweet Auburn, was once one of the more prosperous African-American neighborhoods, but it has since fallen on hard times. Now it is trying to make a comeback.
African-American youth seeing more alcohol ads
Bob Moon Sep 27, 2012
A new study finds African-Americans aged 12-20 are exposed to more alcohol advertising than American young people in general
PAC tries to tap African-American Greek network
Ann Heppermann Sep 11, 2012
A new political action committee is trying to bring alumni of the nine oldest black fraternities and sororities -- known as the Divine Nine -- into the fundraising game.
Cigar smoking among black high schoolers on the rise
Dan Gorenstein Aug 10, 2012
American teens are smoking cigarettes less these days. But the number of black high school students who smoke cigars has nearly doubled in recent years.
New Orleans' other 'million dollar neighborhood'
Shereen Marisol Meraji Oct 3, 2012
High rates of imprisonment are a cause -- and effect -- of poverty.
BET CEO Debra Lee on television for a black audience
Kai Ryssdal Jul 9, 2012
The CEO and president of BET Networks discusses television programming for African Americans, and the role of the network in today's media sphere.
