"ColorLines: Race and Economic Recovery" Full Episode ARC + LINKTV Special

More information at http://colorlines.com/recovery

President Obama says the stimulus saved or created 2 million jobs in 2009. But is the recovery really working? The American dream of good jobs and strong communities is still just a dream for too many. The unfair economy hurts certain groups more, and that ends up hurting everyone. From the bottom line to the unemployment line to the color line, watch a new in-depth program from Link TV and Applied Research Center for a closer look.
ColorLines: Race and Economic Recovery follows communities making ends meet in The Great Recession. The program narrates the moving story of Tisha, mother of three in Connecticut, facing a social safety net shredded further by the crisis. Then the program goes to Los Angeles where community-based organization SCOPE has mobilized to win green jobs for communities of color.
This half-hour magazine-style show is hosted by Chris Rabb, founder of Afro-Netizen and author of forthcoming book Invisible Capital: How Unseen Forces Shape Entrepreneurial Opportunity.
The in-studio guest is Tram Nguyen, journalist who has written extensively on racial justice issues and author of We Are All Suspects Now: Untold Stories from Immigrant America After 9/11. Tram is former editor of ColorLines magazine and now works at the California Reinvestment Coalition.

A co-production of the Applied Research Center and LinkTV. Originally aired on LinkTV on February 12, 2010; posted with rights.

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[emmjay701]

This reminds me of the Tea Party people, many whom are all but too happy to condemn people of color for 'leeching off the system.' They have no idea how hard it is...

Great Video.

[scampbell04]

I hope somebody sees this and give Tricia a job. She seems like a really genuine and hard-working person.

[jamaalknight]

Le stop having all these kids but to get knowledge and good paying job. Most of these guys don't help the woman they get pregnant

[jamaalknight]

I tell peop

[Soul4JC]

I hate to say it, but it's all part of the plan. The "elite" hate blacks. They think we are animals. It's sickening. The devil finds all sorts of things to turn humans on a whole against each other. The race card is one that's been played from the beginning of time.

[liftedface]

Thoughtful story. Great shooting. Great editing.