by The Rev. Terrence L. Melvin, President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists

Labor Day 2025 seems like a good time to ask a long neglected question: What is the State of Black Work Life in America?

Precarious .

Whiplashed by the daily grind and Donald Trump’s relentless War on Blackness, worklife for most Black folks is about vigilance to cope with the unexpected and resilience to overcome barriers meant to constrain or exploit our presence.

We know we’re in a dangerous moment when the President of the United States would minimize “how bad slavery was.” To whom, sir? And this is the man who has seized control of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. What could possibly go wrong here?

Fact check: Donald Trump has made the federal government hostile to Blac

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