This week's open threads have been dedicated to African-American Poets. Ntozake Shange born October 18, 1948, is an American playwright, and poet. As a self proclaimed black feminist, much of the content of her work addresses … [Read more...]
Employment
Monday Afternoon Thread: President Obama Speaks on Getting Our Veterans Back to Work
November 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
President Obama Speaks on Getting Our Veterans Back to Work President Obama introduces new resources to help connect veterans with jobs when they transition back to civilian life and explains how tax credits in the American Jobs Act will encourage … [Read more...]
Afternoon Open Thread | West Wing Week
November 5, 2011 by 475 Comments
This week, the President urged Congress to pass the infrastructure component of the American Jobs Act and continued to take executive action to strengthen the economy and put folks back to work. The President also celebrated Diwali and hosted … [Read more...]
Black Unemployment Drops From 16% to 15.1%!
November 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The October 2011 jobs numbers are in and for the second consecutive month, Black unemployment numbers fell: Total unemployment rate DROPPED from 9.1% to 9.0% Total Black unemployment rate DROPPED from 16% to 15.1% Black Male unemployment rate … [Read more...]
Saturday Evening Thread: Rally for Justice and Jobs video
October 15, 2011 by 411 Comments
D.C. marchers rally for jobs and justice … [Read more...]
LIVE STREAM: President Obama Speaks on the American Jobs Act
October 11, 2011 by 463 Comments
The live stream of this event has ended. We will post the video and/or transcript as soon as they are available. … [Read more...]
