Showing posts with label graduates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label graduates. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

A Black Florida Family Received A Racist Letter Targeting Their Daughters

Last Thursday, David Sproul came home from work and found a letter in his mailbox that left him angry and his wife in tears. "It's time to take those hideous posters of that ugly fat black girl down off your house," says the anonymous typed note, referring to signs displayed on the Sprouls' home that celebrate the high school graduation of their identical twin daughters, Xanah and Xarah. ....
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/black-twins-racist-letter-florida

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Recent college grades increasingly working low-wage jobs, NY Fed Reserve data show - CBS News

Kayrisha Taylor graduated from college three years ago hoping to work at a non-profit or government agency that serves disadvantaged youth. Yet while the 25-year-old found a job in her field – working at an emergency shelter for homeless and troubled teens in Columbus, Ohio – she found that the $27,000 annual salary left her unable to make ends meet. With car payments, auto insurance, rent, utilities and students loans to deal with, Taylor said she feels "like I'm going to be in debt for the rest of my life." ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-grad-low-wage-jobs-new-york-federal-reserve-data/








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