Race

Buses sit in the parking lot saying “100% Electric,” “Zero Emissions Bus,” and “Proterra Catalyst”.

Workers of Color at Major Electric Bus Company Allege Widespread Racism on the Job

By Hamilton Nolan (In These Times) | August 19, 2021

Employees of New Flyer in California and Alabama say they have faced years of discrimination.

Five Black women sit around a conference table discussing something.

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Black women are still fighting for equal pay

The top view of a swirly line of books stood upright.

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The publishing industry is overwhelmingly white. Could unions be the answer?

A Black woman in a face mask poses with arms crossed and looks off camera to the right.

Study Finds Racial Disparities Among COVID Hospitalizations

An Economic Policy Institute statement saying how Black women in Covid-19 recovery jobs are paid 11%-27% less than white men.

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Black women workers are essential during the crisis and for the recovery but still are greatly underpaid

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Report Outlines Roots of Midwest Racial Inequities

By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez | October 15, 2019

A new report by EPI’s Economic Analysis and Research Network, is a comprehensive look at the causes and consequences of black-white disparities in the Midwest.