The middle class is getting smaller by some accounts, and it’s getting harder for some of its members to make ends meet.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Denise Smith began working for the federal government a half century ago, during President Richard Nixon's administration. She was ...

When Francine Verdine took a job as a clerk at the Internal Revenue Service in Houston in 1983, it was supposed to be a stopgap until something better came along. She didn't expect that 42 years later ...

Prince George’s County, Maryland, is home to the highest concentration of Black middle-class residents in the entire United States and has been led by Black officials for over 30 years. By almost ...

Shirley Hopkins built careers for herself and countless other Black workers through a federal government job. While working in the National Institutes of Health's human resources office, she became ...

Black middle class built through federal labor is at risk amid sweeping budget cuts. For decades, federal employment has provided the Black middle class with stability and a pathway to building wealth ...

Since Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, one part of the electorate keeps coming up: the Black vote. Did Mamdani connect with Black voters, how did he ...

Whatever else Donald Trump intends with his assault on the federal workforce, labor unions, and the National Labor Relations Board, one potential effect is clear: a devastating blow to Black Americans ...

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. Whatever else Donald Trump intends with his assault on the federal workforce, labor unions and the National Labor ...

Shirley Hopkins helped recruit countless Black students in Washington, D.C., for the National Institutes of Health's internship and youth employment programs before retiring to Clinton, Md. Her career ...