Economy

Georgia Exported $40.5 Billion Worth of Goods Last Year

When most people think of International trade, they think about trade deals between the United States and other countries, but…
“This One Really Hurts:” Atlanta Loses a Key Fortune 500 HQ with SunTrust Merger

This one really hurts. Losing the corporate headquarters of SunTrust hit Atlanta below the belt – just as the city…
Democratic Lawmakers File Legislation Aimed At Closing Wage Gaps

A group of Democratic lawmakers want to raise Georgia’s minimum wage and stop employers from using salary history when making…
African-Americans’ Economic Setbacks From the Great Recession are Ongoing – And Could Be Repeated

The financial crisis of 2009, the worst since the Great Depression, was hard on all Americans. But arguably no group…
The Fed Changed its Strategy on Interest Rates – Here’s What It Means

The Federal Reserve just took the monetary policy equivalent of a sharp 90-degree turn. On Jan. 30, the U.S. central…
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…