Black federal workers find themselves being disproportionately targeted through a combination DEI cuts, employee buyouts and ...

They played a crucial role in helping Black workers like Verdine join the middle class and thrive. But vast cuts by the Trump administration, led by Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...

FEDERAL JOB CUTS under Trump threaten the Black middle class, disproportionately affecting Black employees across agencies. Credit: Aaron Kittredge/Pexels by ReShonda Tate Houston Defender For decades ...

They say one thing being lost in the attacks on the federal workforce is its important history as a stepping stone into the middle class for minorities when paths were limited, in particular for Black ...

Black middle class built through federal labor is at risk amid sweeping budget cuts. For decades, federal employment has provided the Black middle class with stability and a pathway to building ...

Finding employment in the federal civil service has long been seen as driving the rise of the Black middle class, where decades ago Black Americans could enter lower level government jobs and rise ...

Wins from the Civil Rights Movement supercharged those gains by opening more of the economy to Black people. By 1998, about 40% of African Americans considered themselves middle class, according ...

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HELPING TO ESTABLISH THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS. I HOPE PEOPLE LEARN WELL IN VERY BASIC TERMS, MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF BLACK WISCONSINITES AND BLACK MILWAUKEEANS. THERE’S ALSO THE AFRICA GALLERY ...

Explore the vital role of federal employment in uplifting Black Americans and the alarming impact of recent cuts on their path to financial security.