Federal work shaped a Black middle class. Now it’s destabilized by Trump’s job cuts
For generations of Black workers, federal government jobs have provided a path into the middle class. The Trump administration’s workforce…
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Alexis Herman, the first Black secretary of labor in U.S. history, dies at age 77
Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a “trailblazer” who fought for the rights of women,…
Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate weighs in on Trump and press freedoms
NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with journalist Maria Ressa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, about the Trump administration and press…
U.S. judge says 2-year-old apparently deported to Honduras ‘with no meaningful process’
The toddler, a U.S. citizen, was apparently sent to Honduras with her mother and 11-year-old sister, even as a federal…
U.S. judge says 2-year-old apparently deported to Honduras ‘with no meaningful process’
The toddler, a U.S. citizen, was apparently sent to Honduras with her mother and 11-year-old sister, even as a federal…