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For most people, a job is one of the focal points of life. But for too many, the jobs they're able to get don't provide adequate income, stability and a path to progress. What role does workforce development play in economic mobility? Join us at noon on Oct. 28 for a virtual panel to explore this question. We'll be highlighting research from UNC Charlotte about communities of color and their access to technology and employment, as well as strategies from around the region to help prepare workers for the jobs of tomorrow. We'll also hear from a national expert on connectin...

06:00am EDT| Inspired By Tulsa, Black Leaders Are Defining What Black Wall Street Means Today—In Its Many Forms Share to Facebook Courtesy of J. Hackett Lakeysha Hallmon prides herself on following in the footsteps of O. W. Gurley, the founder of Tulsa’s Greenwood district, known as the original Black Wall Street.  Like Gurley, who moved from Arkansas to Oklahoma where he purchased the 40 acres of land upon which he’d build Black businesses, Hallmon left Mississippi for Atlanta 10 years ago with similar plans. “Atlanta exemplifies mobility, and where there’s mobility...

Around 38% of tech workers think companies' responses to Floyd's death were 'tokenistic'. The figures come from a study of 55,000 people in the UK tech sector by Black Tech Fest. Tech companies pledged billions of dollars to tackle racial inequalities over the past year. Tech companies pledged billions of dollars to address racial inequality following the death of George Floyd but many of the sector's employees have noticed little change since his murder at the hands of the police a year ago. Almost two fifths (38%) of tech workers in the UK said their employers' response to the Black Lives M...

Black Tech Talent works to bring equality to the tech sector This Minneapolis-based business is creating a pipeline to diversifying the field, on this week's "Communities that KARE." Credit: Black Tech Talent Author: Shelley Stridsberg Updated: 3:30 AM CDT April 19, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Communities that KARE highlights local people and businesses striving to make a difference.  Our focus is now on Black Tech Talent, a Minneapolis-based company at the forefront of the inclusion evolution.   "The world is diverse; our thoughts are diverse, our moods ...

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: You tweeted Tuesday Congress should reject President Biden’s Pentagon spending hike, at the same time he’s talking about pulling out of Afghanistan. You wrote, “Instead of continuing to increase the bloated Pentagon budgets or defense contractors, we should invest in keeping us safe from pandemics and climate change. We need a 21st century national security strategy.” And you signed, along with 50 House Democrats, a letter to Biden from the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus that read in part, “Hundreds of bil...