A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.

Clothing as message. Fashion and style as tools, signifiers of culture and identity, whether intentional or assumed.

However the number of Black people, specifically Black women billionaires is small. Before Oprah became a billionaire in 2003 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S. Secretary of Labor and a fierce advocate for workplace equality.

Located on New York's Upper West Side, Le Mans was a full-service men's retailer with customers that included Black ...

Remembering Alexis Herman, the First Black US Secretary of Labor WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black ...

The first Black leader of the U.S. Department of Labor, former Secretary Alexis Herman, has died at the age of 77. Former President Bill Clinton nominated Herman to the role, which she held from ...

What made it truly groundbreaking wasn’t just the intense fight scenes or the futuristic tech; it was the fact that it was the first superhero film with a majority-black cast to hit the $1.3 ...