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NBC News: Much of the Black middle class was built by federal jobs
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Date: April 12th, 2025 8:56 AM Author: ''"'''"''"' LOL at blacks for not voting for Kamala
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-federal-job-cuts-trump-musk-dei-middle-class-rcna191704 |
Date: April 12th, 2025 8:57 AM Author: ''"'''"''"' 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, she would look back on it as the start of a rewarding career that provided growth in various management positions, upward mobility and the opportunity to build a comfortable life for her family.
“I enjoyed my career,” said Verdine, who retired in 2019. “I had no idea when I started that I could make the money I did by the time I left. It’s sad that many others’ opportunity to have a similar career could be over.”
For decades, the federal government provided both reliable jobs and guardrails to offset systemic racial bias in hiring and promotions, offering an alternative for Black workers who might be overlooked or ignored in the private sector. 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 Efficiency, are threatening to close down that once-dependable path to financial stability. |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 8:58 AM Author: ''"'''"''"' “The federal workforce was a means to help build Black middle class. It hired Black Americans at a higher rate than private employers,” said Sheria Smith, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, which represents the Education Department employees.
As a part of his efforts, President Trump is angling to shut down the Department of Education, a move that will have dramatic repercussions around the country. Nearly 30% of Education employees are Black according to a 2024 report by the department.
Smith said 74 workers at the department had been let go so far, 60 of whom are Black. |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:00 AM Author: ''"'''"''"' A worker at the Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C, who requested anonymity for fear of being fired, said several workers in his office have been fired for “poor performance.”
“Morale is so low,” he said. “People who should be there are gone. Everyone is nervous about the next shoe dropping.”
He said he has 16 years on the job and was planning to retire in four. “I wanted to do an even 20, maybe even 25. But I have to be honest with myself now: I don’t think I’m going to make it. Every indicator is that my head will be chopped off sooner or later. How can anyone be productive with that hanging over you?” |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:00 AM Author: ''"'''"''"' “A lot of Black people not only benefited from what they call DEI now, but the original affirmative action programs, and the veteran preferences,” Casey said. “That combination helped a lot of people get a foothold in the civil service.” These efforts, he said, “helped people get middle-class salaries and build middle-class lives with an ecosystem of race-specific businesses around Black communities.” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5709441&forum_id=2).#48839992) |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:01 AM Author: Jacking off to YouTube videos about low birthrates I mean, these are the black people who actually work, they're not the problem. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5709441&forum_id=2).#48839993) |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:06 AM Author: animeboi (.) wrong. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5709441&forum_id=2).#48839998) |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:45 AM Author: UhOh it's a make work program for blacks paid for by the taxpayers. sure, they're "earning" it, it keeps them occupied and responsible, it's not nearly as outrageous as reparations, but let's call it what it is. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5709441&forum_id=2).#48840078) |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:46 AM Author: Jacking off to YouTube videos about low birthrates Fair. White women in govt jobs basically get the same deal. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5709441&forum_id=2).#48840081) |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:29 AM Author: AZNgirl sexually curious abt Peking Pajeet im not gonna read this shitlib drivel but im sure they never state the obvious that niggas love govt jerbs where its nearly impossible to be fired and they barely have to do any work (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5709441&forum_id=2).#48840042) |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:34 AM Author: cannon “Curtis Bunn is a reporter for NBC BLK.”
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:38 AM Author: AZNgirl sexually curious abt Peking Pajeet Curtis Bunn Reporter, NBC BLK
I proudly write intensely and almost exclusively about Black life, culture, issues and people in a way that informs and advances the conversation and provides context to sometimes complex concerns. I go where the story is, including spending a night on a plantation, to elevate the subject. The work is heavy at times, but it's mostly rewarding because there's no greater gratification than helping inform an electorate.
https://www.nbcnews.com/author/curtis-bunn-ncpn1082471 |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 10:18 AM Author: ''"'''"''"' This was a good article and is exactly the type of substance they were thinking of when they came up with NBC black (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5709441&forum_id=2).#48840133) |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:36 AM Author: '"'"''"'"'''"''" let's not forget that another big chunk of federal workers is veterans, i.e., people specially trained to kill other people. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5709441&forum_id=2).#48840060) |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:42 AM Author: animeboi (.) like this 'veteran'?
https://youtu.be/R8S8zPYYiDo?t=284 |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:39 AM Author: i have pussy lips on my ass ((zurich is stained)) the DEI angle on this story is gay, but the evisceration of the administrative state is going to have a noticeable impact on the middle class. the question is whether there will be replacement jobs for them with everything becoming automated. we'll see what unfolds! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5709441&forum_id=2).#48840065) |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 9:54 AM Author: UhOh learn to make shoes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5709441&forum_id=2).#48840104) |
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Date: April 12th, 2025 10:20 AM Author: Emperor CRISPR Chad von Neumann III Prince George’s county’s general fund crying, losing hoap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5709441&forum_id=2).#48840142) |