The highest-ranking African American in Congress says President Obama must do more to assist minority communities hit hard by the economic downturn.

Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina said the recession has devastated communities of color, leaving them with high unemployment. He called on Obama to implement a so-called "10-20-30" policy that would direct at least 10 percent of any recovery efforts into communities with 20 percent poverty rates for 30 years.

"I believe that something of this order needs to be done across the board as we go forward," Clyburn was quoted as saying in a conference call Friday with reporters. "It seems today that already a recovery is taking place. It is showing up in the investor community but it is not showing up in communities of color."

The Center for American Progress, a liberal advocacy group, released a report last week showing that “communities of color,” already lagging behind white communities, suffered disproportionately during the recent recession.

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