Top Black Business and Economic Stories for the Week of May 24th to May 31st

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Protest Related Minneapolis has some of the worst inequality in the US. (Washington Post) UC Berkeley News has a piece about ignoring the advice of the Kerner Commission called “The Road Not Taken: 50 Years After the Kerner Commission.” Here is the Kerner Commission Report Executive Summary and the Kerner Commission Report. In 1968, The Kerner Commission Got It Right, … Read more

US National Black Income Estimated at $1.2 to $1.4 Trillion Dollars in 2018

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Black people are a significant part of the US Economy. We are essential workers in many employment categories such as nurses, bus-drivers, government workers, teachers and warehouse workers. We are also highly visible as sports figures and entertainers. Blacks work in a wide verity of jobs and geographies. Together, we earn an estimated $1.3 Trillion … Read more