By Kenneth J. Cooper
Near the end of a new book on India, where I was a foreign correspondent for the Washington Post in the late 1990s, I read about a 2006 government report’s finding that Muslims had fewer jobs in the formal economy “than any other community.” That would include the former untouchables, Hindus now known as Dalits.

By Tarice L.S. Gray
Despite their value, finding mentors still proves elusive to many who need them.

By Desiree Cooper
At a Detroit conference in March, 20-year-old Marvin Ligon had the status of a rock star. Why? Because he was a troubled kid who got a summer job—and kept it. Shuttled between media interviews and flocks of young people seeking his advice, Ligon paused to participate in a panel entitled “Employing Youth in Detroit: Prospects and Challenges.”

By The Editors
Thursday, November 19, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions conducted a hearing on the nomination of Jacqueline A. Berrien, Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund to be the new Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

By Jackie Jones
Jobs can be found, but for black graduates that likely means going outside of their comfort zones, employment experts say.

By The Editors
Studies show that access to stable employment is a key factor in helping ex-convicts turn their lives around. Yet the law of the land, which allows employers to refuse to hire persons with criminal convictions, is a barrier to this progress, and contributes to continuing racial disparities in employment practices.