Why Black Women Still Have Not Recovered From the Recession

National Journal ^ | 7-1-2015 | J. WESTON PHIPPEN

[Citizen Zed]

It must be racism or sexism. There is no other possible explanation. Don't even try to suggest another reason because that prooves you're racist and/or sexist.

[BitWielder1]

The 0bama recession/depression is far from over.

[BenLurkin]

The Democrats will NEVER let black woman out of poverty.

[Delta 21]

“heavily commission-based job”.

Loan shark, running numbers, selling crack, prostitution.

The big city has always been full of job opportunities.

[US Navy Vet]

Cry me a River!

[riverrunner]

Angie Stackhouse worked as a pharmacist, a loan officer, as a volunteer at homeless organizations and mostly as an electrician in Maryland, making $12.50 an hour. She’s worked since she was 14.

And she can’t get a job I am calling the story BS

[circlecity]

Looks like some have to learn the hard way that those government unemployment numbers are total BS.

[kaehurowing]

We’re in a depression, not a recession. There has been no recovery. Economically, the U.S. continues to decline.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

It must be racism or sexism.

As my mother used to tell me, almost always in response to my whining about something-or-other not being fair, "I never told you life was fair."

[2ndDivisionVet]

I made a hell of a lot more than minimum wage as a loan officer, but it’s probably due to my “white male privilege” or some such nonsense.

[cicero2k]

More troubling is the fact that, compared to other groups, for Black women, education makes the least difference in earning potential. A Black woman with a high school degree earns less than a White man who dropped out of school in the 9th grade, according to the Black Women in the United States Report. It would take two Black women with bachelor's degrees to earn as much as one white man with an associate's degree. And even among college educated women, Black women earn the least. So while a degree can never hurt, it doesn't help Black women like it would anyone else.

Something stinks here.

Look at the capitalization of black, white, women and man. Why is it "Black Women" then "Black women"?

Poor quality, no proof reading.

Kind of fits the narrative.

[tumblindice]

`Women and children hit hardest!’

We really haven’t seen much of this pathetic journo-chestnut over the last 7 years.
MSM must be sending up a trial balloon now that Republicans Yertle and Bonehead are running Congress for the Democrats.

[GregoTX]

The recession is over?

[Tax-chick]

She could not possibly have been a pharmacist without a college degree. Maybe they mean she was a pharmacy clerk.

[jocon307]

I think it’s her age. I’m older than her, I’m white, I have over 20 years experience in my field (but I don’t have a degree) and I got hardly any call backs either, hardly any interviews.

I did finally find a job that pays OK, but for many reasons I hate it.

It seems in today’s job world that once you hit 50 you should just kill yourself.

[Jim from C-Town]

Lots of people haven’t recovered because there has been no recovery. Just allot of number manipulation to show low U-3 numbers.

[Vigilanteman]

I predict the number one reason is because they are still the group who are least likely to insist upon marriage before spreading their legs.

[jocon307]

“Poor quality, no proof reading.”

This article is very badly written. And for another thing I don’t think this woman was a bona fide pharmacist without having a degree. Maybe the author meant she worked in a pharmacy. And I don’t know about that $12.50 per hour as an electrician either, I think they make a good deal more than that!

[SteveH]

ready for hillary? journo-shillery

[ClearCase_guy]

You have to expect this sort of thing with unemployment at 42% (per David Stockman)