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Almost two years ago, Vincent, a slim 46-year-old black man dressed in a plaid shirt, worked as a maintenance technician in Detroit. He had worked for the company for almost three months, but five days before his position converted to full time with benefits, his employer ran a criminal background check and told Vincent to pack it up.

"A lot of times, they cut you out of the job before they hire you in [full time]," Vincent said sitting at a diner near the temporary worker center where he waits for work from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day.

Vincent has held a few temporary jobs since but hasn't found even a day of work recently. A breaking and entering conviction from 25 years ago follows him everywhere. "It's real hurtful to know that your chances are so broke down to zero," he said.

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More information about how communities of color are struggling at a disproportionate rate during this recession can be found in ARC's report, Race & Recession.