As Black Women’s Unemployment Rises, Ayanna Pressley Demands Accountability

As Black Women’s Unemployment Rises, Ayanna Pressley Demands Accountability

'Black women contribute significantly to this nation and this nation’s economy,' she wrote in a letter before applying pressure to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Ayanna Pressley Addresses Black Women's Unemployment

Source: Tom Williams / Getty Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell asking him to address the unemployment rate among Black women after a recent jobs report revealed a significant increase.  According to NBC News, Rep. Ayanna Pressley called Black women’s employment a “key metric of the health of the U.S. economy.” The jobs report revealed that 319,000 fewer Black women were employed in July compar…

BLK ALERTS - Ayanna Pressley Presses Fed Chair To Address Black Women’s Unemployment

Source: Tom Williams / Getty Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell asking him to address the unemployment rate among Black women after a recent jobs report revealed a significant increase.  According to NBC News, Rep. Ayanna Pressley called Black women’s employment a “key metric of the health of the U.S. economy.” The jobs report revealed that 319,000 fewer Black women were employed in July compar…

Ayanna Pressley Presses Fed Chair To Address Black Women’s Unemployment

Source: Tom Williams / Getty Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell asking him to address the unemployment rate among Black women after a recent jobs report revealed a significant increase.  According to NBC News, Rep. Ayanna Pressley called Black women’s employment a “key metric of the health of the U.S. economy.” The jobs report revealed that 319,000 fewer Black women were employed in July compar…