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A tech company in Virginia continues to face backlash after using discriminatory wording in an ad for a job opening. Cynet Systems, a $51 million-dollar company based in Ashburn, Virginia, recently posted an ad on LinkedIn seeking an individual to fill a mid-senior-level business development position. Twitter user Helena McCabe initially posted the job listing,…

Killer Mike breaks down the importance of supporting Black-owned businesses. Edited by Kennedy Howery

Rolling out recently attended the People of Color Career Fair in Minneapolis, where we talked with the state’s chief inclusion officer, James Burroughs. Burroughs shared some keen insight on his role in making sure there’s diversity and inclusion when the state makes hiring decisions, and also what they’re looking for in potential candidates. He also…

McDonald’s Restaurants Expect to Hire 250,000 People this Summer Puts a new spin on reaching job seekers through modern recruitment tools like Snapchat June 12, 2017 – With summer around the corner, McDonald’s and its independent franchisees are gearing up to hire approximately 250,000 restaurant employees across the U.S. More than half of the hires…

The start of 2017, will be hard as retail giant Macy’s announces plans of store closures and employee layoffs. Macy’s announced that sales dropped 2.1 percent in November and December compared to last year. The company cited changes in consumer behavior and the current challenges in the retail industry. According to business analytics organization the…

If you walk into your local coffee shop, you’re bound to find a twenty-something-year-old person, plugged into their phone, more than likely tweeting away about what they’re doing at that exact moment, or they’re behind the counter with a poker face dreading to take your order. The fascination of “me” has skyrocketed to a new…

Between fear being imparted in the African American community by law enforcement because of Black people being shot and killed with their hands up, and racial slurs being painted on the walls of higher learning institutions, Black people in America just can’t seem to catch a break. What’s worse is that the law doesn’t seem to…

When the shootings and the crime that are happening in Chicago are discussed, the root causes of these issues never seem to take the same spotlight as the latest crimes. The latest study done in 2014 by the University of Illinois in Chicago presents some staggering numbers. An estimated 47% of young Black men between…

In part two of rolling out’s discussion with Chicago hip-hop pioneer and poet Geoffrey “Dr. Groove” Watts, rolling out talks to Watts about how he transitioned from hip-hop into spoken word and of the people who influenced him along the way. He also talks about how his train ministry began, how he utilized his train…

Burgeoning Chicago emcee Chance The Rapper has been tapped to headline the 2014 Verge Campus Tour, which is set to kick off on September 26 at Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, California In addition to Chance, other acts scheduled to appear for selected dates include Jason Derulo, Young & Sick, Kygo, and Sweater Beats. Tour…

Obama tells congress to stop hatin' all the time

Trump Plaza to close

Atlantic City, NJ has been a tourist destination for well over a century. Now the city is getting ready for a heavy round of lost jobs. According to Trump Entertainment Resorts, Trump Plaza casino will close its doors. The company announced that over 1,000 letters will go out to employees warning that they will be…

The current crisis over immigration may impact low income blacks the most. The question has to be asked; where are these new immigrants going to work? Blacks historically have been some of the main workers of low-end jobs but with the influx of a new immigrant workforce, these jobs will become more scarce. The…

Nearly one million college graduates from across the nation are entering the job market. But jumping into a new phase of life can be scary without proper planning. When seeking job opportunities, it’s important for recent grads to put themselves in a position to find employment and live in a city where they can meet…

Hip-Hop is once again doing something good in the ‘hood. This past Wednesday (April 9) hip-hop artist, actor and philanthropist, Common held a press conference to announce his foundation’s alliance with Donda’s House Inc., and the Chicago Urban league to create a jobs initiative program and music festival created specifically for the youth of…

Lee Daniel’s The Butler wiped the floor with its competition over the Aug. 16-18 weekend, raking in critical acclaim along $25 million to help Oprah Winfrey and Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker take the top spot from its vanquished competition, Kick-Ass 2 and Ashton Kutcher’s Jobs. Celebrities raved over the film about a longtime White House butler who…

Ashton Kutcher is on a momentous ride that is picking up even more steam after positive pre-release critiques of his starring role in Jobs, the movie about the ingenious technical revolutionary Steve Jobs who took a beleaguered Apple Inc. into homes in ways never before fathomable. He is also the star of the hit sitcom…

Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, J.K. Simmons, Annika Bertea Steve Jobs, a creative genius by all estimates, was the co-founder , chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. Tackling the life story of this business maverick is not a task to be undertaken lightly, but Ashton Kutcher more than meets the challenge in the title…

More young adults are choosing or being forced by financial restraints to stay at home with their parents. According to a report by Pew Research, over 21.6 million Americans from the age of 18 to 31 currently reside with their parents. That’s the highest number since the Great Depression. The number has increased since 2007…