On the recordJune 14, 2007
In the last six years, over 300,000 black males have lost jobs in the manufacturing sector - the highest rate of any ethnic group.
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presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Obama highlighting the disproportionate impact of job losses on African-American men.
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