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PODCAST: Iran curbs nuclear program

As part of a deal with world powers, Iran says it has begun suspending its nuclear program. In good times and bad, blacks suffer unemployment at much higher rates than whites. That's been true since the time of Martin Luther King, Jr. And, why would anyone want to work for the government?

The news from the Tehran and the United Nations today is that Iran has stopped its most sensitive uranium enrichment work. It’s part of a deal with world powers to ease worry about the country’s nuclear program. It also clears the way for a partial lifting of sanctions. 

Martin Luther King, Jr., advocated for both civil rights and the economic betterment of those at the bottom of the income ladder. And while the civil rights movement has delivered upward mobility for many African-Americans, it hasn’t had much impact on the persistently high level of African-American unemployment.

The government job has lost some of its luster. There have been pay freezes, hiring freezes, and on top of that, there was the shutdown just a few months ago. 

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