today in black history

August 06, 2020

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law by President Johnson on August 6, fueling Black voter participation and the election of Blacks to public office.

Health and Wellness

Author, Dr. Russell Williams

POSTED: September 29, 2008, 3:35 am

Dr. Russell Williams, a professor at Wheaton College in Philadelphia, speaks with NSnewstv.com about his new book.

Related References

books
- Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2008
  Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data
media
- DC Voting Rights
  A NorthStar Network news report on voting rights in the nation's capital
organizations
documents
- Economic Empowerment Fact Sheet, 2007
  Nation's oldest civil rights organization looks at economic empowerment issues in the Black community in 2007
- 2007 Annual Jobs Report
- Memo on Poverty, 1964
  A presidential memo from 1964 that looks at the issue of poverty at the height of the War on Poverty
- 2006 Annual Jobs Report
- Declining Employment Among Young Black Men
  A look at the challenges facing young Black men in the labor market

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