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Ten national, regional and local foundations have committed $33.25 million in new funding to continue the work of the New Economy Initiative (NEI). NEI launched in 2008 when ten foundations came together to form a unique $100 million philanthropic initiative to address economic issues in Southeast Michigan.NEI, which is a special project of...

Strategies for dealing with family employees who've become too much to bear....

Overall, Americans are starting to recover from the Great Recession and it is possible many people do not feel the sting of living paycheck......

In reality, this issue of inequality and the racial wealth gap should be an apolitical issue. Whether you love or loathe President Obama, the poverty epidemic drags all of us down......

Mobility plays a role in employment. African-Americans tend to live in more segregated communities and located further away from the areas experiencing the most jobs growth......

In a troubling sign for the U.S. economy, fewer Americans are working and more are giving up even trying....

A new study shows that ex-entrepreneurs can struggle to find jobs if they decide to return to regular employment. Really employers? Really?You’ve probably heard about employers’ bias against the long-term unemployed and the catch-22 it creates -- those most in need of work, need to have a job to find a job. How frustrating must that be?...

theGRIO REPORT - While the wage gap has shrunk, it remains remarkably high, and persistent, particularly for women of color......

The recession’s effect on the unemployment rate is widely known, but its profound effect on the wealth gap between races is only now coming into focus......

U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington......