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There is a need, but a lack of Black male social workers. The number of Black male students who graduated in 2019 and 2020 with degrees in social work was extremely low – roughly 2%.
Black men are working at a considerably lower rate than white, Asian, and Hispanic/Latino men. Incarceration, discrimination, and a lack of work experience have made it harder for some men to find ...
In a companion breach of settlement case, the EEOC ordered Social Security to pay 2,000 black male workers $2,300 apiece. The SSA can appeal. Share Copy Link. Copy {copyShortcut} to copy ...
"When black Americans still earn less than 73 percent of what white men make in America, we have work to do," the Democratic businessman from Fox Point wrote on Aug. 27, 2017.
In January, Black workers saw their jobless rate edge higher to 6.2% from 6.1% in the month prior. This trend bucked the overall unemployment rate for the country, which ticked down to 4.0% in ...
The earnings gap between African-American men and white men is the same now as it was 60 years ago for the median worker, according to a new study from University of Chicago economist Kerwin K.
Black men on buses and trains — whether as passengers or transit workers — face hostile encounters that threaten their sense of safety and well-being, according to a new study by a Keough ...
Unemployment among Black men surged in January as the number of those looking for work increased, according to data released Friday by the Department of Labor. In January, Black workers saw their ...