Tag: Black People

Data shows migrants aren't taking 'Black jobs' or 'Hispanic jobs,' despite what Trump says

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promises the biggest deportation event the U.S. has ever seen if he is elected — a...

US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish

NEW ORLEANS -- A federal appellate court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana...

More Black and Latina women are leading unions – and transforming how they work

Women make up roughly half of U.S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged, even in female-dominated...

Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924

Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th...

Fearless Fund drops grant program for Black women business owners in lawsuit settlement

NEW YORK -- A venture capital firm has closed down a grant contest for Black women business owners as part of a settlement...

Americans' inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year

WASHINGTON -- The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in...