State of Black America 2011: Jobs Wanted: Historically known as the analytical arm of the civil rights movement, the National Urban League has long advocated for racial equality through the spectrum of research and data. The organization continued that tradition on Thursday with the release of its annual The State of Black America report, this year under the theme 'Jobs Rebuild America: Putting Urban America Back to Work.' According to their research, the state of black America is, well, a little bit worse than it was last year.
Identifying the economy as the leading area of disparity between black and white Americans, the National Urban League used its scientific 'Equality Index' formula to determine that economic equality declined a percentage point, down to 56.9 percent from 57.9 percent in 2010. In more comprehensible terms: With black unemployment at 15.3 percent, still nearly double the national average of 8.9.
