The Tavis Smiley Show

Dr. Julianne Malveaux & Robert Carmona – Black Unemployment at

Depression-Era Levels

Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Robert Carmona

While the national unemployment rate currently hovers around 9.1%, the number of African Americans without jobs has now hit depression-era levels at 16.2%. Economist Dr. Julianne Malveaux and STRIVE International co-founder Robert Carmona discuss the reasons behind the increasing disparities.

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