Commentaries/Opinions

The release of November’s unemployment numbers today clearly illustrates the challenge facing Barack Obama. Come January 20 he is faced with a challenge perhaps unlike any other that has confronted an American president in modern times.

It seems as though not a day passes when a mayor of a major city or county executive announces drastic cuts in government programs and services due to budget shortfalls as a result of the economic downturn.

When President-elect Barack Obama held his first press conference he made clear that his priority was addressing the nation’s economic crisis.

The bad news about high unemployment is not new news for Blacks.