Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S. Secretary ...

The first African American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman died at the age of 77 on ...

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

Ms. Herman’s ascent in Washington began as head of the Labor Department women’s bureau in the Carter administration in the ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. A top official in the Department of Labor this week informed all staff members that they could face criminal charges if they speak to journalists ...

Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman died on Friday at the age of 77. Herman made history as the first Black person to hold ...

The first Black leader of the U.S. Department of Labor, former Secretary Alexis Herman ... the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. "She was a powerful yet graceful leader, a visionary ...

Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights ...