Black Unemployment Hints at a Job Market in Worse Shape Than It Seems NYT - Top Stories By: Talmon Joseph Smith 19 October 2026 at 16:25 The Black unemployment rate climbed a percentage point to 7 percent in September, almost double the rate for white workers. © Karsten Moran for The New York TimesGena Pemberton has not had a full-time job since July 2025, when her role as chief inclusion and impact officer at Omnicom Health was eliminated.
How Bally Bagayoko, a 53-Year-Old Mayor, Became the Face of France’s Youth Protests NYT - Top Stories By: Catherine Porter 17 October 2026 at 05:26 Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of a working-class suburb near Paris, has been a regular presence at student demonstrations, prompting both applause and condemnation.
An attempt to erase race from the Census will harm children The Hill By: Lisa Lawson and La June Montgomery Tabron · opinion contributors 16 October 2026 at 15:00 Serving communities with good governance requires knowing what is actually happening on the ground.