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The latest data from the Labor Department revealed a decline in the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week.
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
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Following a setback due to the global pandemic, the $4 billion Tropical Orchard Products Company (TOPCO) being spearheaded by the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is set to take off early next year, giving farmers a market for large quantities of cherries, guava and other fruit produce.
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“Today, nearly 1-in-5 Black workers are employed in the public sector. The legacy of Black government workers is particularly strong in the Postal Service, where 27 percent of postal workers are Black – more than double the share of Black workers in the civilian workforce,” according to a new issue brief from the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the National Advisory Council on Eliminating the Black-White Wealth Gap.
If Minnesota has one of the highest racial disparities in the U.S., I suspect Black teenage unemployment is even higher than the national rate.
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With COVID-19 pandemic as the backdrop, Holy Father Francis clarifies how the global health emergency has helped demonstrate that “no one can face life in isolation”. It is time for us to “dream, then, as a single human family” in which we are “...
The EFF's Commander in Chief Julius Malema has called on all companies to ensure that 60% of their labour force is South African.
Black and Hispanic households were 'much more likely to contract COVID-19, suffer lost income, and face housing insecurity as a result of the pandemic,' the researchers concluded.
… inequities that exist for many Black Americans and people of color are …
As the pandemic worsened, businesses shuttered, and unemployment reached record levels, the President announced the implementation of a new rule that would have required more food stamp recipients to work to receive benefits. Trump sought to limit the ability of states to renounce existing work mandates. The rule was scheduled to occur on April 1, but Congress suspended mandates requiring food stamp recipients to work as part of the CARES Act.
The post Judge Halts Trump’s Rule That Would Prevent 700K From Receiving Food Stamps appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
South African auto manufacturers note government's Economic Recovery Plan, point to economic and fiscal reforms as key.
By Victor Omondi Top executives in Macy’s were given equity awards worth $9 million, two weeks after the company announced that it would reduce their staff by at least 3,900 associates. On July 9, the company’s CEO, Jeff Gennette, received restricted stock worth $3.7 million, based on a filing reported by Bloomberg. Five other executives, […]
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a Cabinet meeting Sunday to prepare a new state of emergency to stem surging coronavirus infections, a move that could impose curfews and other restrictions across the country. Sánchez's government said Saturday night that a majority of Spain's regional leaders have agreed to a new state of emergency and the meeting Sunday was to study its terms. The state of emergency gives the national government extraordinary powers, including the ability to temporarily restrict basic freedoms guaranteed in Spain's Constitution such as the right to free […]
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… Trump administration has said about Black Americans, this remark is one of … very real fears of many Black Americans: that if the aforementioned archaic … policy crafted specifically to support Black Americans, because the administration won…
@Amuse, a verified Twitter user, responded: “In his second term, Trump is going to take off the gloves and the masks and get down to business building. First with a permanent manned presence on the Moon, then a manned mission to Mars, then bullet trains, and finally, the world’s fastest national wireless internet network.”
Gayle King said she has packed on a few pounds while in quarantine.
PART OF the history of Black people in the UK is the mental health consequences...
The post Mental health: 'All services need to be relevant to the lived experience of Black people' appeared first on Voice Online.
The statement was made during the final debate.
… to have done more for African-Americans than any of his predecessors …
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Elections Have Consequences #3 Presidential elections impact Americans’ lives in a wide array of ways. It’s widely maintained that the outcome of the 2020 contest between the incumbent, Donald Trump, and the Democratic Nominee, Joe Biden, will have long-term consequences for many in general and African Americans specifically. The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association of the more than 200 Black-owned newspapers and media companies in the United States, will examine potential election outcomes and consequences in six key areas: Education, Health Care, the Economy, Foreign Affairs, Employment, and […]
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