The first African American U.S. Secretary of Labor has died ... a giant in DC political circles, especially among Black women, and an all around dynamic woman.” The NAACP called Herman as ...

Alexis Herman, a trailblazing figure in American politics and the first African-American to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor ... to secure voting rights for Black citizens in the segregated ...

Upon her confirmation in 1997, she became the first Black secretary of labor in American history. She is shown here in Las Vegas in 2010. Former President Bill Clinton nominated Herman to the role ...

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.

By Richard Sandomir Alexis Herman, a Democratic Party insider who grew up under segregation in Alabama and went on to become the first Black secretary ... to connect the American people, business ...

Alexis Herman, a trailblazing figure in American politics and the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor ... to secure voting rights for Black citizens in the segregated ...