Alexis Herman, First Black U.S. Labor Secretary and Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 77 According to The New York Times, Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S. secretary of labor and a key Democratic Party figure, died Friday in Washington at 77. Raised under segregation in Alabama, Herman became a major organizer, helping President Bill Clinton […]
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