Lifestyle The Unfinished Demands of the March on Washington Decades LaterBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022234 Black workers remain at a disadvantage decades after the March on Washington....
COVID-19 Politics House Democrats Continue Push For $15 Minimum Wage IncreaseDerek MajorFebruary 10, 2021February 9, 2021 by Derek MajorFebruary 10, 2021February 9, 2021618 House Democrats are continuing a push for a $15 minimum wage in their coronavirus stimulus package despite it being unclear if it will survive the...
News Politics Republican Sen. Rand Paul Says $15 Federal Minimum Wage Will Hurt Black TeensDerek MajorJanuary 26, 2021January 26, 2021 by Derek MajorJanuary 26, 2021January 26, 202117146 Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told Fox News' Sean Hannity that President Joe Biden's push for a $15 minimum wage would hurt Black teenagers....
Money Politics $15 Federal Minimum Wage Edges Closer After Democrats Warnock, Ossoff win Senate RunoffsDerek MajorJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by Derek MajorJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 20211223 A federal $15 minimum wage increase is getting closer to a reality after Georgia's two Democratic Senate candidates defeated their opponents....
Leadership Target Raises Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour, Gives Free Virtual Doctor VisitsDerek MajorJune 18, 2020June 18, 2020 by Derek MajorJune 18, 2020June 18, 20203140 The retail giant Target has announced that beginning July 5 it will permanently raise its starting minimum wage to $15 an hour....
Money Obama Administration Pushing For Higher Pay For Black Single MothersStacey TisdaleFebruary 4, 2016September 28, 2017 by Stacey TisdaleFebruary 4, 2016September 28, 2017731 At the current minimum wage, a single mom who works full-time to support two children is left more than $4,500 below the poverty line. At...
News Minimum Wage Increase: NYC Mayor Upping the Ante to $15Janell HazelwoodJanuary 6, 2016September 28, 2017 by Janell HazelwoodJanuary 6, 2016September 28, 2017228 Workers in the Big Apple can expect to earn at least $15 an hour by the end of 2018....
Career News New Year, New Pay: See Which States Plan to Increase Minimum Wage in 2016Courtney ConnleyJanuary 2, 2016September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyJanuary 2, 2016September 28, 2017269 As of Jan. 1, 2015, 29 states, plus the District of Columbia, agreed to raise their wages above the national average, but no state has...
Entrepreneurship #Fightfor15: 10 Moving Photos That Prove a Minimum Wage Hike is NeededCourtney ConnleyNovember 12, 2015September 29, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyNovember 12, 2015September 29, 20171282 Three years ago this month, the Fight for 15 campaign launched in an effort to raise salaries to $15 an hour for minimum wage workers...
News New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Push for $15 Minimum Wage HikeCourtney ConnleySeptember 16, 2015September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleySeptember 16, 2015September 28, 2017196 Gov. Andrew Cuomo will announce a $15 minimum wage hike for all workers in the state of New York....