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A U.S. Postal Service employee scans a package. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) There are more than 21 million Black Americans in the U.S. labor force today. Their workforce experiences are varied but stand out from people of other races and ethnicities on several important measures: They are more likely to be employed in certain postal work, […]
The mayor of Medellín, the second-largest city in Colombia, announced Monday a temporary ban on prostitution in two of its neighborhoods, days after an American tourist was discovered in a hotel room with two underage girls, according to The Associated Press. Mayor Federico Gutiérrez said the ban would affect Provenza and El Poblado, popular destinations […]
By Nolan Helmstetter During Black History Month, a former death row inmate reminded us all that we can still strive for justice, love and forgiveness even amid societal injustice. On Feb. 18, 2024, the Boulder County Branch of the NAACP held a Freedom Fund Celebration for the community at CU’s Macky Auditorium. On that winter […]
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Remote work has caused a “black hole” in U.S. office occupancy, knocking demand significantly below pre-pandemic levels and vacancy rates to historic lows, with a recovery to prior usage unlikely for years, said real estate analysis firm Green Street. In addition to the decline in demand due to […]
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Remote work has caused a “black hole” in U.S. office occupancy, knocking demand significantly below pre-pandemic levels and vacancy rates to historic lows, with a recovery to prior usage unlikely for years, said real estate analysis firm Green Street. In addition to the decline in demand due to […]
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Remote work has caused a “black hole” in U.S. office occupancy, knocking demand significantly below pre-pandemic levels and vacancy rates to historic lows, with a recovery to prior usage unlikely for years, said real estate analysis firm Green Street. In addition to the decline in demand due to […]
US News By Angelica Stabile , Fox News Published March 3, 2024, 6:08 p.m. ET An injured puppy has met her heroes. US soldiers deployed in the Middle East found Tiny Tammy lying in a pile of trash and unable to move her back legs. The soldiers recognized that she required immediate attention — but they were unable to […]
KAMPALA, Uganda — Thousands of Ugandans who guarded U.S. government buildings in war zones are preparing to sue their former employers who they claim failed to pay their agreed wages and cover medical bills, leaving many badly injured and mired in debt. The workers guarded institutions and military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan in the […]
After the Great Migration saw African Americans relocate in high numbers to northern cities to escape racist oppression, 1920s Harlem, New York became a mecca for Black creativity in visual, literary and performing arts. The Harlem Renaissance was rooted in countering racial stereotypes and prejudices through Black self-representation and the movement left a significant and […]
Harvey Matthews remembers spending time in Moses Macedonia African Cemetery as a child growing up in the vibrant River Road community of Bethesda, Maryland. Hundreds of formerly enslaved Black people and their descendants are believed to be buried in the cemetery. But as Matthews got older, he watched developers bulldoze the area, bury the cemetery […]