The unemployment rate among Black men jumped to 5.3% in January, rising from 4.6% over the previous month, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Friday.

Sharan White-Jenkins is a proud Black homeowner in Jamaica, Queens, in New York City. She’s part of a line of homeowners that goes back to her grandparents, who purchased a home on the Virginia ...

Black business owners, like those at Sweet Tooth Cafe in Washington, D.C., are navigating challenges due to economic policy changes from the White House. Updated: 5:17 PM EDT Jun 19, 2025 ...

A Black-owned business in South Dakota has become the target of racist graffiti, including a swastika and phrase of “white power” spray-painted on the establishment.

This growth occurred despite the implementation of restrictive “Black codes” that required White sponsors for Black business licenses and Jim Crow laws that systematically segregated commerce.

Black prosperity has provoked white resentment that can make life exhausting for people of color—and it has led to the undoing of policies that have nurtured Black advancement.