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Senate Aging Committee Spotlights Aging Workforce Challenges

December 7, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By: Richard Eisenberg The challenges facing older workers, and older Americans who want to work, are abundant —ranging from age discrimination to employers’ unaccommodating…

Black Privilege

May 4, 2017 | Clip

From black power to black privilege. We’re up close and in-depth with Charlamagne Tha God. Tonight, find out why this hip-hop radio shock jock and co-host of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, says that to be black is to be…

Black & Invisible

April 12, 2017 | Clip

Nearly 70% of young, poor black men will be imprisoned at some point in their lives. Find out what happens when these “Invisible Men” re-enter society after incarceration.

New York Sees Rise in Discrimination Cases

March 4, 2017 | Clip

An almost 60% increase in discrimination cases alarms the city. In an exclusive interview, Carmelyn P. Malalis the Commissioner and Chair of the NYC Commission on Human Rights is here with details on what’s being done to stem this tide…

Does Bail Discriminate Against the Poor?

July 26, 2016 | Clip

America has the largest prison population in the world, and in New York City, 4000 people are locked up in jail, although they haven't been convicted of any crime. They remain there, awaiting trial, not because their crime demands it,…