Despite rapid growth and reportedly some of the highest labor force participation rates, Black women have experienced the brunt of recent job loss in the U.S. economy. Between January and December ...

"GMA" highlights Black women who have long been the backbone of the U.S. workforce, the challenges they face today and how they continue to support one another.

Black women have long been celebrated for their educational achievements, but does the narrative still hold true that they are the “most educated” in 2025? Recent data suggests that Black women are ...

New labor data shows Black women accounted for a disproportionate share of job losses across 2025, especially in federal, education, and care-sector roles.

The number of immigrant workers in the United States is declining. According to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center, more than 1.2 million immigrants left the labor ...

If 2025 taught us anything, it is a familiar truth Black women know well: seats are not promised, titles are temporary, and adaptability is not optional. With the erasure of DEI efforts, mandates to ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a cable news contributor and professor of journalism. “300,000 Black women have left the American workforce in three months.” ...

It is distressing that in a single quarter, more than 300,000 Black women left or were pushed out of the workforce, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In other words, within a ...

In 1993, one of us began a prestigious internship at a federal agency. During orientation, a lineup of high-ranking officials, nearly all White, save one person of color, addressed the interns. When ...