Recession hits blacks and Latinos harder

Not welcome, but not completely unexpected: unemployment is taking its toll in the black and Hispanic communities. From the AP:
The less wealth you have, the harder unemployment hits.

Obama's success masks dire economic situations for black men

Writer John Ridley points out that economic conditions for black men are worsening during the recession, despite having an African-American in the white house.
The January 2009 numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics is bleak. Nearly 12.6 per cent of all black Americans have lost their jobs since January 2008.

Daily Show: White men in suits are scary

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The Ebony Experiment: a year of buying black

The Los Angles Times this week featured a story about a Chicago family who will only shop from black-owned businesses.
Maggie Anderson drives 14 miles to buy groceries, which might seem curious given that she lives in bustling Oak Park, Ill.
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