The May 2010 edition of City Limits Magazine featured an examination on The Black Depression: An ever deepening crisis of among New York’s black men. In this city, and the nation at large, no group has suffered more in the current recession than black men. The recent spike in joblessness that has nearly one in five black males unemployed in 2010 is the end result of decades of high unemployment rates for blacks, with devastating consequences for them as individuals, for their families, and for the neighborhoods in which they live.
As the recovery in the United States begins, City Limits Magazine and the Open Society Institute’s Campaign for Black Male Achievement will convene leading voices to outline key industries and educational opportunities for black men to be positioned for economic success. This event will bring together media, philanthropic, community and educational leaders to discuss ways communities must prepare black men for inclusion in our nation’s economic recovery and growth.
FEATURES:
* Christian Dorsey, Director of External and Government Affairs, EPI
* Rob Carmona, Co-Founder of the East Harlem Employment Service/STRIVE
* Ronald Mincy, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice, Columbia University
* Michelle Holder, Labor Market Analyst, Community Service Society of New York
Moderator: Elinor Tatum, Publisher of the Amsterdam News
Reception Immediately Follows Event.
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Cheryl Coley
cheryl@citylimits.org
