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Thursday, March 13, 2025

By Public News Service Thursday, March 13, 2025

Research data shows majority of Black women in California face discrimination at work

Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. New research finds Black working women still face rampant discrimination in the Golden State. The California Black Women’s Collective Empowerment Institute commissioned a survey of 452 Black women. Almost 60% reported experiencing workplace racism or gender discrimination in the past year. Shakari Byerly, managing partner of EVITARUS Research, […]

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

By Public News Service Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Black women’s equal pay day is today

By Suzanne Potter Reporter/Producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, and at 11 a.m. PT, advocates hope to get the topic trending with a “social media storm.” The wage gap is stark. Black women working full-time, year-round, make 69 cents for every dollar made by non-Hispanic white men. The […]