Good news for your pockets if you are a full-time employee for the city. City officials have announced a $15 hourly wage for city workers. According to NBC4i.com, city officials, held a news conference, Wednesday, where the wage increase was announced. Mayor Ginther said, “Closing the wage gap has been a top priority for my […]
Tom: You are joining us this morning to talk about the recent Fed decision on interest rates, is that right? Mellody:  That’s right, Tom Joyner.…
Starbucks is on a mission to recruit a lost generation of America’s young, poor and unemployed to correct a decades-long pattern of neglect in corporate…
Starting today, McDonald’s workers are earning more money. About 90-thousand of the fast-food giant workers are earning an average of eight-dollars and 25 cents an…
Tom: You are joining us this morning with some advice for job seekers. Mellody: I am! We are seeing fresh signs that the job…
Mellody is president of Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load mutual funds and…
Tom: You are joining us this morning with some news on wages. Mellody: I am, Tom. Last week, the labor department released the official numbers…
People in this country still believe in the American Dream, but after one of the worst recessions this country has seen, many are fearful that…
Tom: Today we are talking about the minimum wage – again! What’s the latest, Mellody? Mellody: It certainly is a topic that keeps popping up,…
Mellody Hobson is president of Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load mutual funds…
So there was a big concert in support of women this past weekend in London. The Sound of Change concert, a charitable event promoting education,…
Roland Martin talks with the Washington Post‘s Michelle Singletary about The Pew Study which showed 40% of women are the primary breadwinners in the home.
