Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S.

A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.

The first African American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman died at the age of 77 on ...

Ms. Herman’s ascent in Washington began as head of the Labor Department women’s bureau in the Carter administration in the ...

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer warned all 50 states Friday about illegal immigrants collecting taxpayer-funded unemployment benefits.

Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights ...

The labor market remained sound in March, with job openings declining but layoffs remaining near record lows, while rates of ...

Alexis Herman, a native of Mobile, served as the labor secretary in President Bill Clinton’s administration in 1997 until 2001.

The first Black leader of the U.S. Department of Labor, former Secretary Alexis Herman ... the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. "She was a powerful yet graceful leader, a visionary ...