DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)—Workers are growing to accept the idea that they may be working long after they’ve become eligible for senior discounts. Yet rather than fixate on their target retirement age, they’re increasingly focused on how much money they'll need to retire, according to a new national survey by Wells Fargo & Co.

(NNPA)—President Barack Obama acknowledged last week that Black Americans have faced “enormous challenges” with unemployment under his watch, and appealed for their support in pursuing solutions that he can implement without help from Congress.

Appearing at the daylong summit of Black business, community and political leaders that included Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, the president used the conference to lay out his policy achievements three years after winning the Oval Office with the solid embrace of Black Americans.

UNSCHEDULED VISIT—President Barack Obama makes an unscheduled visit to the African American Policy in Action Leadership Conference, Nov. 9, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

He also called for “persistence” in the face of tough times. He restated his belief that the 15.1 percent unemployment rate among African-Americans is “way too high” and touted the administration’s accomplishments in spite of the political resistance the administration has faced. “We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Obama said.