The year 2025 will be remembered for a stunning reversal in workforce equity: almost 300,000 Black women exited the labor force—thinning a pipeline that was already too narrow.

This isn’t a seasonal fluctuation or statistical footnote. It’s a strategic failure with long-term consequences.

Black women have long been a cornerstone of America’s economic engine—driving participation, powering key industries, and anchoring family incomes. Now, that foundation is fracturing. And the fallout is more than short-term—it’s a direct threat to corporate succession planning, innovation, and growth. The U.S. economy has always depended on Black women’s labor. In fact, no group of women in America has historically had higher labor force participation than Black women. Yet today, we’re watching them d

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