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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to Saudi Arabia today to meet with Ukrainian officials. The goal is to “advance the President’s goal to end the Russia-Ukraine war,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement. Trump told reporters yesterday that he expects “pretty good results” out of Rubio’s meetings in Saudi Arabia, […]
The February jobs report out Friday offered few surprises for investors, with job gains increasing slightly and the unemployment rate rising to 4.1% amid heightened investor fears over the trajectory of the US labor market and the broader economy. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday showed 151,000 new jobs were created in […]
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries among honorees The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum (NAPRPPM) will mark its 30th anniversary by hosting the “Gentle Warrior Awards” Black Tie Gala Fundraiser on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Wintrust’s Grand Banking Hall, 231 S. LaSalle in […]
Ms. Alyce Dixon joined the military in 1943 at 31 years old. She was among the first African American women in the Army. Ms. Alyce Dixon joined the military in 1943 at 31 years old. She was among the first African American women in the Army. As a member of the Women’s Army Corps, she was stationed […]
If you’re like me, you might’ve spent the last six months or so wondering what “Black jobs” are exactly, post President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration campaign rant in June 2024, when he claimed that Latinx people are taking employment opportunities away from African Americans. While Trump warned of Hispanic communities threatening African American employment, the president […]
Black History Month has been around since 1926, and except for the first two years, each year features a different theme. Last year’s theme was African Americans and the Arts. The year before, the theme was Black Resistance. This year’s theme: African Americans and Labor. The theme was developed by the Association for the Study […]
Rightfully, a host of tributes across America recognize the achievements of pioneering Black union leader A. Philip Randolph — his historic founding of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters union, and pressing U.S. presidents to act against federal discrimination before the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1989, a U.S. postage stamp […]
Black History Month has been around since 1926, and except for the first two years, each year features a different theme. Last year’s theme was African Americans and the Arts. The year before, the theme was Black Resistance. This year’s theme: African Americans and Labor. The theme was developed by the Association for the Study […]
Perdue Farms and JBS, two of the country’s biggest meatpackers, will pay a combined $8 million after the Department of Labor found the companies relied for years on migrant children to work in their slaughterhouses. The deals, announced this week, are part of a flurry of child labor settlements that have come in the last […]
CNN — The US economy closed out 2024 with another month of massive job growth, adding 256,000 positions in December. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1% from 4.2%, wrapping up a year that marked a return to pre-pandemic norms, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday. While the final jobs report for 2024 […]