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Thursday, May 17, 2012

40 Worst Cities in America for Black Men Not Working

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26 Worst Cities in America for Black Men Not Working
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Forty Worst Cities in America for
Black Men Not Working; No National and Few Local Plans to Change This
Modern American Catastrophe 
 
Percentage of employed, working-age (16-64) black males in these cities: 
  1. Detroit     43.0
  2. Buffalo     43.9
  3. Milwaukee     44.7
  4. Cleveland     47.7
  5. Chicago     48.3
  6. St. Louis     51.3
  7. Philadelphia     51.7
  8. Phoneix     52.0
  9. Cincinnati     52.6
  10. Indianapolis     52.6
  11. Richmond     52.7
  12. Memphis     53.2
  13. Hartford     53.3
  14. San Francisco     53.3
  15. Pittsburgh     53.3
  16. Miami     53.4
  17. New Orleans     53.5
  18. Omaha     53.8
  19. Oakland     53.8
  20. Las Vegas     54.2
  21. Birmingham     54.3
  22. Newark     54.5
  23. Columbus     54.7
  24. Jacksonville     54.8
  25. Los Angeles     54.8
  26. Kansas City     55.1
  27. Seattle     56.3
  28. Charlotte     56.5
  29. San Diego     57.1
  30. New York City     57.4
  31. Portland     57.4
  32. Baltimore     57.5
  33. Houston     58.3
  34. Nashville     58.3
  35. Denver    58.8
  36. Atlanta     59.0
  37. Minneapolis     59.3
  38. Boston     59.7
  39. Dallas     61.0
  40. Washington, D.C.     66.6 
Information from Race and Male Employment in the Wake of the Great Recession by Marc Levine of the Center for Economic Development at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 
   
Black Star LogoMassive unemployment among Black men and youth drives violence and murders, contributes to broken family structures, indirectly discourages educational achievement, and causes chaos and disfunctionality in the Black community.
 
The Black Star Plan for Black Men and Boys would include mentoring, educational support, job training, job connection, entrepreneurship, fathering support, strengthening families, spiritual development and community building. 
 
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Please call the Mayor's Office of Chicago at 312.744.3300 and ask him to support the Black Star Plan for Black Men and Boys or call the Mayor of any of the Top Forty Cities in America for Black Men Not Working. 



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