Blog — Economic Opportunity
NAACP Celebrates Passage Of “Ban The Box” In Minnesota
The Minnesota House of Representatives for passed a bill to prohibit employers from asking about criminal history on initial employment applications. Once signed into law, the bill will make Minnesota the third state in the nation to “ban the box” for both public and private employers.
Trouble in North Carolina
Last week, the first of several pieces of legislation to aggressively restrict your right to vote passed the North Carolina House.
NAACP Launches Web Tools to Advance Diversity
Building off the release of the Opporutnity & Diversity Report Card: Hotel & Resort Industry, the NAACP has launched web advocacy tools to help facilitate inclusion and diversity practices in leading hotels.
NAACP 1st Annual Financial Freedom Contest
NAACP Economic Department celebrates Financial Literacy Month with 1st Annual Financial Freedom Contest!
Life After College Series: Financial Wellness
The NAACP Economic Department & Wells Fargo teamed up to provide financial education to college students and recent graduates.
Great Turnout in Chicago for NAACP Job Fair & FACT!
Over 600 people turned out for the NAACP Job Fair and near half of those participants were connected with economic resources at the Financial Advocacy and Community Tour.
The Economic Origins of Racism
Understanding the history of racism is necessary for leveling the economic playing field.
Diversity Job Fair and Financial Advocacy and Community Tour to Chicago
The NAACP will host a Diversity Job Fair along with a Financial Advocacy and Community Tour (F.A.C.T.) in Chicago, IL tomorrow, February 19th at the Navy Pier.
Diversity Job Fair and Financial Advocacy and Community Tour to Minneapolis
To help meet our communities’ demand for jobs, economic resources and financial literacy, the NAACP will host a Diversity Job Fair along with a Financial Advocacy and Community Tour (F.A.C.T.) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Employers as well as non-profits and financial institutions will be in attendance and available to connect you with opportunities for building your economic security.
December 2012 Edition of The Angle: Our Twist on Economic Justice Issues
The December edition of The Angle: Our Twist on Economic Justice Issues has been released. The Angle is a monthly publication that provides an overview of the National Economic Department’s work around key Economic Justice issues. It is distributed the 15th of every month to all 1,200 units. It is unique in that it captures the Economic Department’s most up-to-date information in a fun and colorful way!
NAACP Releases Opportunity and Diversity Report Card: Hotel & Resort Industry
On Friday, November 30th, the NAACP released the “Opportunity and Diversity Report Card: Hotel and Resort Industry” at a press conference in Atlanta, GA. NAACP President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous; Sr. Director of NAACP Economic Programs, Dedrick Muhammad, Richard Lee Snow, and other NAACP and National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners leadership were all in attendance.
NAACP Connect Host Gateway to Leadership Internship Program Webinar Today!
Today, Tuesday, November 27 learn and ask questions about how you can land a paid summer internship through the Gateway to Leaderhip Program. Administrators and former interns will discuss this exciting opportunity designed to expose African American college students to careers in the financial services industry.
The $25 Billion Attorneys General Settlement-How Much Will Reach Your Community?
Charles Lowery, NAACP Director of Fair Lending, breaks down the $25 Billion in relief that could be provided to distressed borrowers and how much will reach your community.
October 2012 Edition of the Angle: Our Twist on Economic Justice Issues
The October edition of The Angle: Our Twist on Economic Justice Issues has been released. The Angle is a monthly publication that provides an overview of the National Economic Department’s work around key Economic Justice issues. It is distributed the 15th of every month to all 1,200 units. It is unique in that it captures the Economic Department’s most up-to-date information in a fun and colorful way!
Know Your Worth: If We Don’t Know, We Can’t Grow Our Community
Over the weekend, The Nielsen Company released “The State of the African American Consumer”, a groundbreaking report projecting African Americans buying power at 1.1 Trillion dollars annually by 2015. To illustrate how massive this figure is, if African Americans purchasing power equated to a country’s GDP, we would be the 16th largest country in the world! This blog explores how as a collective, African Americans can leverage our economic power by way of supporting black owned businesses to foster community economic development.
