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21 Nov

AARP Data Says Women Aren’t Ready For Retirement At

AARP Data Says Women Aren’t Ready For Retirement At
The runway toward retirement begins long the age of 65 nevertheless it’s challenging to get there. With rising costs of living induced by inflation, it’s harder than ever to aggressively save for retirement than in years past. Per a recent AARP report, findings showed that 25% of girls between 50–64 have 0 confidence of their retirement future. This is sensible considering the pervasive gender wage gap whereby women earn 0.89 for each $1 a person makes. What’s more, Black women earn 63 cents on the dollar in comparison with White men, which explains the a whole lot of hundreds of dollars in un-recouped earnings during a lady’s skilled lifetime. profession. That is attributed to varied aspects including job loss...
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12 Oct

High Schools Are Now Offering AP African American Studies.

High Schools Are Now Offering AP African American Studies.
Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images Every February, a Black person is heard somewhere saying “we actually only get one month, THE SHORTEST MONTH, to show Black history??” February was chosen for a reason by the founding father of Black history week, Carter G. Woodson. The late historian is perhaps pleased that some high schools across the country have officially begun to show AP African American Studies for the primary time…and it’s for a couple of month. The College Board, the organization behind America’s Advanced Placement (AP) courses, launched a pilot program for 60 high schools to show AP African American Studies. Amid right wingers using Black history as a political football to win over (i.e. scare) their voters into supporting...
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