More than 300,000 Black women have lost jobs this year, yet there is hardly any outcry.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics shared an update of employment rates across demographics. Black unemployment is up overall and Black women are lagging significantly behind their counterparts.

Many factors contributed to their sudden disappearance from the workforce. Black women make up about 6% of the total U.S. population, but about 12% of federal workers. An estimated 28% of the jobs cut at the Department of Education were jobs held by Black women.

Add to that the number of Black women who were leading DEI work that is no longer required or supported, and you end up with a mix of highly educated and experienced leaders who are no longer in the workforce.

Some argue that the positions these

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