Among the hundreds of people at a rally last week in Charlotte, N.C., calling on Congress to create more jobs to get our economy going again were two sisters and their brother who all have had to move back in with their parents because they cannot find jobs. Read what the siblings have to say: Destiny Jackson, 20: Destiny is a single mom with a 3-year-old son. She’s taking paralegal...
Great changes in our history have always come through mass pressure from outside combined with receptive leadership in positions of power. President Obama, himself once a community organizer, is fond of telling a very poignant story that demonstrates this point. It is the story of A. Philip Randolph coming to the White House to meet with President Franklin Roosevelt to push for an expansion...
Are you one of the many youth who is unemployed and frustrated with our nation’s high unemployment levels? If so, then this is the event for you! The Young Invincibles, one of the projects of The Center for Community Change, is hosting an event called “Job’s for #YoungAmerica Day on the Hill” taking place on Nov. 9th from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The purpose of the...
While the news of Occupy Wall Street is grabbing media attention, it is important not to lose sight of what is happening in Alabama. Effective last month, Alabama law requires immigrants to carry specific documentation and unfairly empowers police to stop anyone, anytime, for any reason, and ask about their immigration status. As NPR has accurately said, this unjust legislation is now...
