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Dismantling Disparity: Breaking Barriers to Employment

Elda Solomon, Deja Thomas and Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

August 25, 2021

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Dismantling Disparity: Breaking Barriers to Employment, a new research brief by CARE At Work at the UCLA Labor Center, states that the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the systemic discrimination Black workers have long faced. Authors note it is imperative that state and federal funding allocated to workforce development prioritize addressing the barriers that impact many Black workers.

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