While the nation as a whole sees a more modest increase in unemployment, the Black unemployment rate has gone up almost 2 percent. The jobless rate for Blacks jumped from 13.3 percent in March to 15 percent in April, according to seasonally adjusted numbers from the Bureau of Labor statistics. In comparison, the rate for
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Cities and counties are reporting a sharp increase in homeless families as the economic crisis leads to job loss and makes housing unaffordable. In Seattle, 40% more people are living on suburban streets. In Miami, calls from people with eviction notices have quadrupled. “The demand from families with children has increased dramatically,” says Robert Hess
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