NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m your newly elected mayor, and it’s time to build,” Mayor-Elect Jaylen Smith declared following his Dec. 6 election victory.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The budget contains about $1 billion in additional assistance for Ukraine and $6.9 billion for the European Defense Initiative, NATO, and countering Russian...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The president highlighted the 6.6 million jobs added to the U.S. economy in the year since he took office. “It comes alongside the...
ORLANDO ADVOCATE — “Under Governor DeSantis’ leadership, our state’s economy has bounced back tremendously from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dane Eagle, Executive Director of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In this year alone, he has mismanaged a public health crisis and the resulting economic recession — both of which have disproportionally affected...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hundreds of thousands of small businesses, including 40 percent of Black-owned companies, have closed, resulting in permanent job loss. Some of the hardest-hit...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The report revealed that Penns Grove Middle School Vice Principal Abner Mendoza telephoned the minor several times. While the report did not disclose...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I don’t want to get political here, but I would hope that this report would color how people view the approaches that the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “How strong is our economy? It is undoubtedly stronger than it was a year ago, but it's not as strong as some claim...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The African-American unemployment rate went from 6.3 percent to 6 percent, the second lowest on record behind 5.9 percent in May, according to...
Some political analysts say that London Breed has a good chance of winning on June 5 to become San Francisco’s first Black female mayor.
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate tumbled to 9.1 percent in July, the lowest rate for Black...
(The Washington Post) – The job market’s winning streak continued in July as the economy added 215,000 positions, according to government data released Friday, providing more...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After falling into the single digits in April, the Black unemployment rate increased to 10.2 percent...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate fell to single digits (9.6 percent) in April, for the first time...
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 223,000 jobs in April, a solid gain that suggests that the economy may be...
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans sought unemployment aid last week, though the number of applications was still consistent with steady...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate fell slightly from 10.4 percent in December to 10.3 percent in...
(CBS News) – By most measures, we’re in the later innings of this economic cycle. Corporate profits are cooling. Commodity prices are collapsing. Fifteen central banks...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After three consecutive months of the economy adding more than 25,000 jobs, the Black unemployment rate...
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States capped its best year for hiring in 15 years with a healthy gain in...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate rose to 11.1 percent in November, according to the latest jobs report...
(Bloomberg) – So much for secular stagnation. A November surprise that included a jump in wages as well as the biggest hiring surge in almost three...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Last month’s Black unemployment rate (10.9 percent) was more than twice the White unemployment rate...
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days after voters registered their sourness about the U.S. economy, the government said Friday that employers...
