today in black history

August 20, 2019

In 1619 twenty Africans arrive in Jamestown, Virginia aboard a Dutch ship,forced into involuntary servitude.

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NorthStarNews Bulletin

POSTED: March 06, 2009, 12:00 am

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released February’s jobless numbers; 651,000 jobs were lost last month and the nation’s unemployment rate hit 8.1 percent. Black unemployment now stands at 13.4 percent and Black teenage unemployment is at 38.8 percent. Follow NorthStarNews.com for complete details later this morning.

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