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Is the economy slowing? Ask Black women.

Is the economy slowing? Ask Black women.

It's Been a Minute vor 11 Monaten

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Black women’s unemployment rate is hovering at 6.7% — higher than
the rate for white workers. Is it a sign the broader economy could
sour? These economists say yes.

Black women are the 'canary in the economic coal mine,' says Anna
Gifty Opoku-Agyeman. She's the author of The Double Tax: How Women
of Color are Overcharged and Underpaid. Brittany speaks to Anna and
Ofranama Biu, chief economist and senior research director at the
Maven Collaborative, about why Black women's unemployment is on the
rise and why this trend could be a troubling sign for the rest of
the country.

Follow Brittany Luse on Instagram: @bmluse

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