Algernon Austin

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Director for Race and Economic Justice at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Opinions expressed are mine alone.
Algernon AustinDec 9, 2024
Black men have the worst representation as head coaches in college football.
https://cepr.net/report/the-white-racial-preference-in-the-employment-of-college-football-head-coaches/
The White Racial Preference in the Employment of College Football Head Coaches

Uncover the inequalities in college football coaching. This report analyzes the underrepresentation of Black men and the overrepresentation of White men in the position.

Center for Economic and Policy Research
Algernon AustinDec 5, 2024
White men are college football head coaches at about twice the rate one would expect. Black men only at about a third of what one would expect. https://cepr.net/report/the-white-racial-preference-in-the-employment-of-college-football-head-coaches/
The White Racial Preference in the Employment of College Football Head Coaches

Uncover the inequalities in college football coaching. This report analyzes the underrepresentation of Black men and the overrepresentation of White men in the position.

Center for Economic and Policy Research
Algernon AustinOct 13, 2024
"Blacks and Latinos have made major gains and have closed economic gaps to Whites under Democrats and have tended to fall further behind under Republicans." https://yankelovichcenter.ucsd.edu/_files/reports/Party-of-the-President-and-Black-and-Latino-Well-being-942024.pdf
Algernon AustinOct 16, 2023
The Continuing Power of White Preferences in Employment. In NYC and Chicago, the Black unemployment rate is higher than the White rate at every level of educational attainment. More details here: https://cepr.net/report/the-continuing-power-of-white-preferences-in-employment/ #WhitePreferences
The Continuing Power of White Preferences in Employment

Discover striking employment disparities between White and Black groups across various factors in this revealing report.

Center for Economic and Policy Research
Algernon AustinOct 2, 2023
The Continuing Power of White Preferences in Employment. Black STEM graduates as twice and likely to be unemployed as White STEM graduates. Details here: https://cepr.net/report/the-continuing-power-of-white-preferences-in-employment/
#WhitePreferences
Algernon AustinSep 26, 2023
The Continuing Power of White Preferences in Employment. At every level of educational attainment, Black people are more likely to be unemployed than White people. More discussion of White preferences here: https://cepr.net/report/the-continuing-power-of-white-preferences-in-employment/ #WhitePreferences
Algernon AustinSep 8, 2023
Belated Jobs Day. Joblessness is not uniformly distributed but concentrated in certain places. A targeted subsidized employment program can help these communities. #FullEmploymentForAll fullemploymentforall.org
Algernon AustinAug 7, 2023
In 1963, the Black unemployment rate was about twice the White unemployment rate. Today, the Black unemployment rate is about twice the White unemployment rate. This Aug. 9 webinar will address what is needed to break this structural inequality: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zIgrQmpwTuyKD1bqSZ3Www#/registration.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Continuing Struggle for Jobs. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

In his 2023 State of the Union Address, President Biden highlighted areas of economic upheaval in this country–“the people and places that have been forgotten,” even as the national economy soars. From Appalachia to Indian Country, from the urban core to the rural heartland, extraordinary pockets of high joblessness persist in America. This panel will explore the problem of concentrated poverty, and some surprising and creative ways that communities have managed to turn their fortunes around.

Zoom
Algernon AustinJul 20, 2023
Join me at the 60th March on Washington. Register here: https://mow2023.com
#MOW60
Not A Commemoration, A Continuation (Copy)

Not A Commemoration, A Continuation (Copy)
Algernon AustinJul 18, 2023
Participate in the 60th March on Washington. Register here: https://www.mow2023.com/.
Not A Commemoration, A Continuation (Copy)

Not A Commemoration, A Continuation (Copy)