Topics/Speaking Points:
•During the majority of the past 50 years, Black Americans have experienced unemployment rates, that if experienced by
the entire population, would be seen as recessionary.
•Historically the unemployment rate for Black Americans has been approximately twice the rates for Whites. That is the
case today – 6.0% for Black workers and 3.1% for whites.
•The difference in the unemployment rate for Blacks and Whites shrinks for college graduates; however, even in the
current strong economy the unemployment rate is 50% higher for Black Americans
More about WDNP:
•WE DON’T NEED PERMISSION was established by Carl Sharif for people of color to realize the invisible chains that have been placed on them by society.
•Not asking for permission is in no way permission to trample on others rights but a shift in thinking.
•WE DON’T NEED PERMISSION is a social justice non-profit established to combat the barriers placed in the financial system within the United States that prevent people of color from achieving a piece of the AMERICAN DREAM.
