Three generations of Lynda Jackson’s family have worked in Detroit’s auto plants, and three generations have been union members. Her father moved from Alabama to Detroit in the 1960s to work at ...

Recession slams black auto dealerships: Thousands of auto dealers have been casualties of the economic crisis, but in Detroit, the impact on black businesses has been drastic, Automotive News reports.

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The fortunes of the Black working class have long been tied to the auto industry. (Luke Sharrett-Bloomberg-Getty Images) *New York (CNN) — Three generations of Lynda Jackson’s family have worked in ...

“The auto industry and these plants are so very important to the Black community,” Jackson said. Losing jobs “would be devastating to the inner city, devastating to the Black community.” Black workers ...