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FACT SHEETS
NEW ORLEANS ELECTIONS
CBCF has compiled a list of resources related to voting in the New Orleans
elections. VOTING RIGHTS CONFERENCE: STRENGTHENING DIVERSITY IN DEMOCRACY.
On March 9, 2006, the CBCF convened a voting rights conference on Capitol
Hill where elected officials and citizens discussed the future of the
Voting Rights Act (VRA). Read
more >>
The Social Security Privatization Crisis
For years, proponents of individual accounts have argued that African
Americans can make up for centuries of discrimination and disadvantage
by investing a portion or all of their Social Security payroll contributions
in the stock market.
Congressional Black Caucus: Constituents
at a Glance
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) consists of 42 members of the U.S.
House of Representatives and one member of the U.S. Senate. Four new members
joined the CBC in the 109th Congress. As the Caucus expands, so do the
number and variety of constituents they serve.
Social Security and African American Children
Children currently benefit from Social Security either as the
orphaned survivor of a worker who has passed away, the dependent of a
caretaker who has a disability and is unable to work, or the dependent
of a retired worker.
Climate Change in the African
American Community
Where U.S. Energy Policy is concerned, African Americans are
proverbial canaries in the mineshaft. We are on the frontline of the likely
social, enviromental, and economic upheaval resulting from climate change.
As a consequence, energy policy and climate change are issues of fundamental
importance to the African American community.
Child Care in the African American
Community
For many mothers, work is essential for the economic health of
the family. Today, 77.5% of African American mothers work. While parents
work, it is critical that young children receive enriching, safe, and
affordable child care services
A Call for Sensibility in the Reauthorizing of TANF
The vibrant economy of the late 1990's was critical to the passage
of the 1996 welfare reform legislation. Today the United States faces
an uncertain economy evidenced by the
1.9 million jobs lost since the 2001 recession. Despite this recession,
the TANF caseload has decreased by 1.8 percent.
State of the Black Economy
Over the past 30 years, African Americans have made great progress
in bringing down barriers that did not allow them to fully participate
in the U.S. economy; yet barriers remain. Although African Americans comprise
12% of the U.S. population, they face much higher unemployment
rates and poverty rates than whites.
Social Security Privatization
and African Americans
For years, proponents of privatizing Social Security, also known
as Old Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance
(OASDI), have promoted the idea of diverting all or a portion of the Social
Security payroll tax to fund individual retirement accounts.
POLICY BRIEFS
Social Security and Women
For women who receive Social Security benefits, most are eligible as a
result of working and paying into the Social Security Trust fund. After
a long life of working significantly lower-wage jobs than men, women more
frequently depend on Social Security Administration (SSA), the distribution
of women recipients for Blacks and Whites slightly differ.
The Impact of Medicare Reforms
on African Americans
Recent passage of H.R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement
and Modernization Act, has created a need to better understand the complexities
of the new law upon underserved populations. This paper summarizes key
aspects of the legislation including the prescription drug benefit and
the expanded support for private insurers and analyzes their likely effect
on African American seniors --- a vulnerable Medicare population.
Social Security Privatization
and African Americans
For years, proponents of privatizing Social Security, also known
as Old Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance
(OASDI), have promoted the idea of diverting all or a portion of the Social
Security payroll tax to fund individual retirement accounts.
RESEARCH REPORTS
Climate Change in the African
American Community
Where U.S. Energy Policy is concerned, African Americans are
proverbial canaries in the mineshaft. We are on the frontline of the likely
social, enviromental, and economic upheaval resulting from climate change.
As a consequence, energy policy and climate change are issues of fundamental
importance to the African American community.
Taking Stock of the Employment
Opportunities of Less-Educated African American Men
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