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Thousands line up for Black Caucus job fair in Atlanta
theGRIO REPORT – On Thursday, the Congressional Black Caucus takes its “For the People” Jobs Initiative to Atlanta, Georgia hosting a job fair and town hall.
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) takes its “For the People” Jobs Initiative to Atlanta, Georgia hosting a job fair and town hall.
The third leg of the Congressional Black Caucus’ “For the People” Jobs Initiative drew more than 3,000 people to Atlanta Technical College Thursday, for a day-long job fair, to be followed by a town hall with members of Congress.
“We plan to listen to the people who came to today’s job fair and try to address their concerns,” said Congressman John Lewis, the co-host of Thursday’s event with fellow Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson.
“Many communities we serve are seeing unemployment rates above 16 percent,” Johnson said in a statement before the job fair. “The CBC … is one of the few groups on Capitol Hill talking about creating jobs and the plight of the long-term unemployed.”
