U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, shown here speaking at a political rally earlier this year, says when Black women are forced out of the labor market, the nation suffers because it loses the expertise, voices and collective brilliance of Black women.

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Black women’s jobless rate crushing families, communities

By Janice Hayes Kyser

Contributing Writer

Fueled by her passion for service and purpose, Bria Crawford left her manager-level position in Oakland’s school district for a dream job at the Environmental Protection Agency — a place where she hoped to serve her country and champion health and the environment.

Within five years, Crawford would find herself out of a job, short on patience and virtually out of luck after her position was unceremoniously cut, one of thousand

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