Economy

New Data Paint an Unpleasant Picture of Poverty in the United States

On Sept. 12, the U.S. Census Bureau released national poverty data for 2017. The headline was that 39.7 million people…
Study Shows PLUS Loans Actually Widening Income Gap for African-American Families

A recent New America analysis of Education Department data demonstrates how high-risk parent PLUS loans are for families of color,…
Not Christ-Like: Ben Carson Reportedly Wants To Raise The Rent On Housing Aid Recipients

We should all be outraged.
VIEWPOINTS: Tax Cut Will Widen the Racial Wage Gap

President Donald Trump keeps boasting about the low black unemployment rate, although African Americans still suffer nearly twice the unemployment…
King’s Fight for Economic Justice Was Largely Ignored by Mainstream Media

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered as a social activist and Baptist minister whose role was…
Black Economic Forecast for 2018: Fight Back With Dollars and Votes

Galvanizing people to spend money with Black-owned businesses, make deposits in Black-owned banks and voting for a mid-term election result…
3,600 Store Closures Already Planned for 2018

Walgreens tops the list of retailers expected to shutter stores in 2018 with 600 slated to go out of business. The…
African Americans Return to the Home Buying Market

African Americans are returning to the homebuying marketplace in numbers greater than projected a year ago by the National Association…
Higher Wages More Important Than Health Benefits, Employees Say

Sixty-three percent of working Americans say that earning a higher wage is more important to them than having better health…
Black Haircare Regimens Boost Shampoo Sales in the U.S.

While the natural hair movement has driven sales of styling products in the Black haircare market in recent years, today,…
Atlanta’s Historic Westside Neighborhoods Get a $32 Million Gift

Thursday, Mayor Kasim Reed dedicated $15 million to the future Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry, $1 million to Kenny Leon’s…
State-by-State Comparison: This is How Long $1 Million Will Stretch In Retirement

Mississippi is the state where your dollar will last the longest amount of time in retirement, while Hawaii is the…
Atlanta Civic Center Redevelopment Plans Finalized

Plans to move forward with the redevelopment of the Atlanta Civic Center as a mixed-use development have finally been finalized —…
Denise Cleveland-Leggett named HUD Southeast Regional Administrator

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today named Denise Cleveland-Leggett to serve as HUD’s Region IV Regional…
Study shows nonprofit arts and culture industry is an economic boon for metro Atlanta region

The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County, the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta released…
New Tax Assessments for Fulton County Homeowners Coming on August 4th

Fulton County’s Board of Assessors approved the new tax assessments, clearing the way for new assessment notices to be sent.…