National unemployment is at nine percent, but among black Americans it's much higher. For blacks in California, it's 19.3 percent. The Congressional Black Caucus has been talking about job creation and the economy at job fairs and town halls in five cities around the country. LA Democrat Karen Bass is hosting the CBC event in Los Angeles tonight and tomorrow.
Unemployment and African Americans
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Guests:
- Karen Bass - mayor of Los Angeles - @RepKarenBass
- Jerry Nickelsburg - economics professor and director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast