Mid-Term Elections are in 4 months!

Latinos not flexing political muscle -- yet - CNN.com:

"At 15.8 percent of the population, Latinos constitute the largest minority group in the United States. African-Americans make up 12.3 percent of the U.S. population, according to the Census Bureau. In 2008, turnout for black voters was 65.2 percent and 67.2 percent for white voters. For Latinos, turnout was 49.9 percent, according to Pew."

Imagine what kind of political power we would have if African-Americans and Latinos merged their voting power behind a single candidate on each election. What kind of change could we bring to our community to our personal lives .

New Unemployment Numbers: US 9.5%...Blacks 15.4%

The unemployment rate in June fell to 9.5% as labor force participation declined by 0.3 percentage points.

The black unemployment rate remained level at 15.4% (from 15.5%) as the participation rate fell to 61.9% (from 62.8%).

The unemployment rate for black men increased slightly (from 17.1% to 17.4%), as the rate for black women fell (from 12.4% to 11.8%).

The unemployment rates for whites (8.6% from 8.8%) and Latinos (12.4%) also showed little change in June. The rate of underemployment (including the unemployed, marginally attached and those working part-time for economic reasons) was also essentially unchanged at 16.5%.


source: National Urban League: State of Urban Jobs: June 2010 report