Which Way California?: Black Workers' Crisis May Linger After Upturn

Graphire — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:51:01 +0000

For Marcus Moore, who has spent 29 of his 48 years behind bars for drug-related crimes and is now homeless, it’s a struggle just to get the basic necessities for a job interview , such as appropriate clothing and money for transportation … Still, Moore, who was job – hunting at the Oakland Career Center on a recent day, said he is confident he will get work. He has past work experience as a supervisor for a thrift store chain and in his late mother’s restaurant, he said. …

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Which Way California?: Black Workers' Crisis May Linger After Upturn