A new study finds that black women have lost more jobs than black men since the recession began in December 2007, notwithstanding the fact that most black women are the heads of family households, thereby making black women even more economically vulnerable. From Crains New York: While the recession hit…
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While millions continue to suffer economic hardship in the U.S. — not to mention all those suffering from disease and famine in the Horn of Africa — billionaires spend millions investing in the possibility of nation-building in international waters. These floating “petri dishes” will no doubt facilitate tax evasion for…
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CUNY plans to raise tuition again by $300 per year, which is cost prohibitive for CUNY’s student body. Nearly 75 percent of CUNY’s student population are people of color. More than half of the CUNY student body come from households making less than $30,000 per year. Many live in shelters…
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Take Back the Land is a nation-wide movement to elevate housing to the level of a human right and secure community control over land. (3)
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Check out the amazing work of Moses Sanga and Eco-fuel Africa Limited. Upon returning to his native W. Uganda, he “discovered that almost all of the trees had been cut down to clear land for agriculture and for use as fuelwood, which in turn has caused drastic climate change. Because…
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Communities of color have always paid a higher premium for the American Dream. This premium is often referred to as the “Black Tax” or the “Brown Tax.” The Empire Justice Center, a multi-issue, multi-strategy, non-profit law firm, has published a multi-part report entitled “Paying More for the American Dream.” The…
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Not only does Goldman Sachs need a new audit committee, but the SEC also needs to tell the public why it singled out and selectively prosecuted Fabrice Tourre, a junior level employee at Goldman Sachs, and why it didn’t prosecute the entire network of criminals at Goldman Sachs. The NYT…
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From the Grio: It’s like karmic cash. You get as good as you give. And Marie Lumen Clersaint is Brooklyn’s reigning queen of sou-sous — an informal savings club popular among Caribbean and African immigrants. When anyone in her tight knit circle of savers needs a large sum of money,…
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