today in black history

May 20, 2024

A white mob attacked a bus of Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama in 1961; an event that sparked the movement that year.

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NorthStarNews Bulletin

POSTED: March 06, 2009, 12:00 am

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released February’s jobless numbers; 651,000 jobs were lost last month and the nation’s unemployment rate hit 8.1 percent. Black unemployment now stands at 13.4 percent and Black teenage unemployment is at 38.8 percent. Follow NorthStarNews.com for complete details later this morning.

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- Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2008
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media
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organizations
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- Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society
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- African Environmental Research Consulting Group (AERCG)
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documents
- Economic Empowerment Fact Sheet, 2007
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- Poverty in the United States, 2001
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- Directory of Members of the House of Representatives by State
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