Commentary: Donald Trump’s Cuts Are Costing Black Women Their Jobs

Commentary: Donald Trump’s cuts are costing Black women their jobs

When Black women rapidly disappear from the workforce, we are faced with more than a concerning statistic; their loss is a warning for where the country is headed.

A $37 Billion Loss, 300,000 Lives Disrupted: The Alarming Toll of America’s War On Black Women Workers [Op-Ed]

Source: Noko LTD / Getty It is distressing that in a single quarter, more than 300,000 Black women left or were pushed out of the workforce, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In other words, within a mere 90 days, hundreds of thousands of heads of households, parents, caregivers, and contributors to the local economy lost their livelihoods. Many lost their jobs due to cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOG…