MSNBC The Cross Connection With Tiffany Cross June 4, 2024 15:15:00
Tiffany, and we've known for decades. since 1972, when the federal government has been tracking consistent data on unemployment. the black unemployment has been twice as high since 1972, as the white unemployment rate. we know the reasons, it's not rocket scientists, it's not a skills gap. it is structural barriers. discrimination, the old saying last hired, first hired. occupational segregation. when black men are higher, they get channeled into low wage jobs. that's partly because of incarceration, we know that there are a black man, right now, serving time, and working full-time, not making...