(Updated) Black Male Employment at Lowest Point in Four Decades

Kelley Bass Jackson, Assistant Director of Communications for the State of Georgia Department of Law, stays on top of the news and shares it regularly with her 2600-plus Facebook followers.

This weekend, the southwest Atlanta-raised writer posted a Washington Post article that struck a cord with her follows and, as of Tuesday morning, had 26 comments.

The story? The subhead tells it all:  

The percentage of black men with jobs last month dropped to its lowest point in 40 years. The situation is worse for teens, worse again in the South and worst of all in late May as graduates swell the job market.

Here is Kelley's Facebook page and post: https://www.facebook.com/kelleyjackson?ref=ts#!/kelleyjackson

To see the Washington Post story, go to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/help-needed-the-employment-crisis-for-black-men/2011/05/27/AGoGe0CH_gallery.html#photo=13