The Paper That's More Than Black and White
By Stacy M. Brown June 5, 2015 Congressional Black Caucus Chair G.K. Butterfield said Republicans must help Democrats fight poverty in African-American communities. (Courtesy Photo) Stacy M. Brown is Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer. Black America is in a state of emergency, and what’s happened in Baltimore, Ferguson, […]
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent May 1, 2015 Nearly 60 percent of Black women worked in either the service industry, sales or office jobs. (Stock Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — Black women working full time earned just 64 cents for every dollar White men made in 2013, according to a […]
By Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer March 27, 2015 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Even in an occupation that women overwhelmingly dominate, they still earn less than men, a study of nurses found. The gender gap for registered nurses' salaries amounts to a little over $5,000 yearly on average and it […]