Tag: African American Employment

Business leaders seek to combat poverty through improving education, creating jobs | The Philadelphia Tribune

May 7, 2019
Yvette A Núñez, African American Employment, Black Employment, African American Wealth, Black Wealth, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT, Wriit,
Ayana Jones Tribune Staff Writer, The Philadelphia Tribune Chamber of Commerce for a Greater Philadelphia is advocating for an inclusive neighborhood growth agenda to help address the city’s stagnant poverty rate. “The purpose of the PHL Neighborhood Growth Project is to focus on job creation across Philadelphia,” Yvette A. Núñez, vice president of civic affairs for the Chamber of Commerce, […]
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The Black Struggle for Technology Jobs | The Atlantic In Atlanta and other racially segregated cities, the education system is stacked against African Americans competing for STEM careers. If Amazon picks the city for its second headquarters, things could get even worse.">The Black Struggle for Technology Jobs | The Atlantic In Atlanta and other racially segregated cities, the education system is stacked against African Americans competing for STEM careers. If Amazon picks the city for its second headquarters, things could get even worse.

October 26, 2018
African American Tech, Black Tech, Afro Tech, African American Employment, Black Employment, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, Willoughby Avenue
In Atlanta and other racially segregated cities, the education system is stacked against African Americans competing for STEM careers. If Amazon picks the city for its second headquarters, things could get even worse.
The Black Struggle for Technology Jobs | The Atlantic In Atlanta and other racially segregated cities, the education system is stacked against African Americans competing for STEM careers. If Amazon picks the city for its second headquarters, things could get even worse." class="btn btn-sm btn-link"> Read More

The Supreme Court Justice Who Forever Changed Affirmative Action | The Atlantic Justice Lewis Powell’s ruling in the 1978 case Regents v. Bakke buoyed affirmative action—but in the process, it transformed how colleges think about race and equality in admissions.">The Supreme Court Justice Who Forever Changed Affirmative Action | The Atlantic Justice Lewis Powell’s ruling in the 1978 case Regents v. Bakke buoyed affirmative action—but in the process, it transformed how colleges think about race and equality in admissions.

October 16, 2018
Affirmative Action, Racial Inequality, Regents v. Bakke, African American Education, African American Employment, Black Education, Black Employment, African American News, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
Justice Lewis Powell’s ruling in the 1978 case Regents v. Bakke buoyed affirmative action—but in the process, it transformed how colleges think about race and equality in admissions.
The Supreme Court Justice Who Forever Changed Affirmative Action | The Atlantic Justice Lewis Powell’s ruling in the 1978 case Regents v. Bakke buoyed affirmative action—but in the process, it transformed how colleges think about race and equality in admissions." class="btn btn-sm btn-link"> Read More

MALVEAUX: Behind the Black Unemployment Rate | The Washington Informer Would 45 and his minions be celebrating if Whites had the same employment situation as African Americans?">MALVEAUX: Behind the Black Unemployment Rate | The Washington Informer Would 45 and his minions be celebrating if Whites had the same employment situation as African Americans?

January 29, 2018
African American Politics, African American Employment, Black Employment, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
Would 45 and his minions be celebrating if Whites had the same employment situation as African Americans?
MALVEAUX: Behind the Black Unemployment Rate | The Washington Informer Would 45 and his minions be celebrating if Whites had the same employment situation as African Americans?" class="btn btn-sm btn-link"> Read More

Federal Judge Blocks Obama’s Expansion of Overtime Pay for Millions of Workers “Employers that made big changes in their workforce ahead of the rule’s Dec. 1 effective date—either by raising managers’ salaries to the newly set threshold for overtime pay or eliminating job categories like assistant manager—say they aren’t yet planning to reverse course, while others are taking a wait-and-see approach,” the Wall Street Journal.">Federal Judge Blocks Obama’s Expansion of Overtime Pay for Millions of Workers “Employers that made big changes in their workforce ahead of the rule’s Dec. 1 effective date—either by raising managers’ salaries to the newly set threshold for overtime pay or eliminating job categories like assistant manager—say they aren’t yet planning to reverse course, while others are taking a wait-and-see approach,” the Wall Street Journal.

November 24, 2016
African American Employment, African American Economics, Black Economics, Overtime Pay, Overtime Workers, African American News, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
“Employers that made big changes in their workforce ahead of the rule’s Dec. 1 effective date—either by raising managers’ salaries to the newly set threshold for overtime pay or eliminating job categories like assistant manager—say they aren’t yet planning to reverse course, while others are taking a wait-and-see approach,” the Wall Street Journal.
Federal Judge Blocks Obama’s Expansion of Overtime Pay for Millions of Workers “Employers that made big changes in their workforce ahead of the rule’s Dec. 1 effective date—either by raising managers’ salaries to the newly set threshold for overtime pay or eliminating job categories like assistant manager—say they aren’t yet planning to reverse course, while others are taking a wait-and-see approach,” the Wall Street Journal." class="btn btn-sm btn-link"> Read More