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To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class
- Calvin Stevens, Evelyn Seabrook, and Glenn Flood, all Black retirees, reflect on their paths in federal service and how it helped them achieve middle-class status despite facing discrimination earlier in their careers.
- The federal government currently employs about 3 million workers, with Black Americans making up nearly 19% of that workforce, highlighting significant representation in civil service.
- Seabrook emphasized that federal service provided her with opportunities not readily available in the private sector, serving as a vital pathway into the middle class for minorities when other opportunities were limited.
- Marc Morial noted that progress in federal civilian employment has occurred much faster than in the private sector, which lagged in creating nondiscriminatory hiring practices.
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To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class
The federal civil service that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling has been a way for people of color, in particular Black Americans, to get a toehold into
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Total News Sources13
Leaning Left7Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
Bias Distribution
- 64% of the sources lean Left
64% Left
L 64%
C 36%
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