the differential in unemployment rate between black and nonblack in the united states is one of the most dramatic indicators of discrimination in the society. no doubt that it has turned back the clock. patrick graham says job losses are threatening to erode the black middle class in charlotte. going to take not just hard work but creative thinking in term of entrepreneurship and other things to get us out of this. the chairman admits given the nation first african-american president, a bit of a break. if george bush were the president, we d probably be marching on the white house. many african-americans want the president to launch programs aimed to black unemployment. be not fred, he picked up money tutoring g.e.d. student in math. and says the focus on job
job and she knows it. derek fox has been out of work for two years and he has an m mba. i sent out over 1,000 resumes and contacted 1,000 visits. how bad it s gotten in charlotte, a decade ago 1 in 20 african-americans were out of work. last year the number soared to one in five. if you take in account people that have given up looking for work, the number jumps again. the levels that approach those of the great depression. what happened to dream? while jobs are beginning to come back, african-americans just aren t sharing in the recovery. duke university economist points to research that found african-american men were less likely to be called back for a job opportunity than white men with a criminal record.
to the highest level in four weeks. tonight we ll focus on difficult many americans have finding work. in african-american communities it s even worse. the land of opportunity. the site of next year s democratic convention. now charlotte, north carolina, is a place of broken dreams for so many african-americans. many days i went to bad crying because i feel that i can t get the job i deserve. parker was making decent living as administrative assistant for ibm. she went to night school to get a bachelor in business administration. but instead of moving ahead, ibm moved out. now she is working for minimum wage at big box store. it s frustrating and it makes you wonder why are you doing it? the more you try to get ahead it seems like you re falling back. she is lucky just to have a
the differential in unemployment rate between black and nonblack in the united states is one of the most dramatic indicators of discrimination in the society. no doubt that it has turned back the clock. patrick graham says job losses are threatening to erode the black middle class in charlotte. going to take not just hard work but creative thinking in term of entrepreneurship and other things to get us out of this. the chairman admits given the nation first african-american president, a bit of a break. if george bush were the president, we d probably be marching on the white house. many african-americans want the president to launch programs aimed to black unemployment. be not fred, he picked up money tutoring g.e.d. student in math. and says the focus on job
to the highest level in four weeks. tonight we ll focus on difficult many americans have finding work. in african-american communities it s even worse. the land of opportunity. the site of next year s democratic convention. now charlotte, north carolina, is a place of broken dreams for so many african-americans. many days i went to bad crying because i feel that i can t get the job i deserve. parker was making decent living as administrative assistant for ibm. she went to night school to get a bachelor in business administration. but instead of moving ahead, ibm moved out. now she is working for minimum wage at big box store. it s frustrating and it makes you wonder why are you doing it? the more you try to get ahead it seems like you re falling back.