Citing “substantial obstacles to equal educational opportunity” in the country’s educational system nearly 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled separate public schools for Blacks and whites un
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More than $7 billion of federal funds are sitting around in 18 states and the District of Columbia, waiting to be given to homeowners who have fallen behind in their mortgage payments. The funds are a
African-American hair product manufacturing will continue to enjoy growth, thanks to a rebounding economy and an expanding Black population with rising disposable income, according to an industry repo
According to The Washington Post, “a complex portrait” of Black women emerged from a recent nationwide survey the paper conducted with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Researchers polled 808 Black wo
Review and Outlook The world economy in 2012By George OrwelAfter setting on a dreadful 2011, the sun came up in January with signs of better days, at least outside debt-burdened Europe. The United Sta
With the United States topping the world’s obesity charts — the most current figures of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development show 30.6 percent of the U.S. population is “ob
With far too many contracts eluding minority- and women-owned enterprises in New York City’s construction industry, a Hispanic real estate and construction group launched an initiative to better pos
As the U.N.-proclaimed “2011, International Year for People of African Descent” enters its second half, efforts are intensifying to educate African-Americans about the 150 million or so people of
Half (49 percent) of African-American New Yorkers age 50 years and older will delay retirement if the economy doesn’t improve, according to an AARP survey. Among respondents who planned to delay ret
Half (49 percent) of African-American New Yorkers age 50 years and older will delay retirement if the economy doesn’t improve, according to an AARP survey. Among respondents who planned to delay ret