Zohran Mamdani has a problem with the black political establishment, as well as the black middle class. And he knows it, ...

When Francine Verdine took a job as a clerk at the Internal Revenue Service in Houston in 1983, it was supposed to be a stopgap until something better came along. She didn’t expect that 42 years later ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Denise Smith began working for the federal government a half century ago, during President Richard Nixon's administration. She was ...

For many Black families, reaching the middle class in America has not always meant lasting security, comfort, or real ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: People hold signs as they gather for a "Save the Civil Service" rally hosted by the American ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "Between 1966 and 2015, the city of Atlanta was transformed. Black politicians ascended to the top of the power structure for the first time ...

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 wealth ...

Shirley Hopkins helped recruit countless Black students in Washington, D.C., for the National Institutes of Health's internship and youth employment programs before retiring to Clinton, Md. Her career ...