Mary McLeod Bethune constantly strove to improve educational offerings for Black children and co-founded Bethune-Cookman College. Ultimately, Dr. Bethune would go on to advise five Presidents, and formally serve in both the Roosevelt and Coolidge administrations.
Read MoreHoward Jenkins Jr. was a law professor at Howard University; a Special Assistant in SOL; Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Regulation at the Bureau of Labor Management Reports, which was the precursor Office to OLMS; and the first African-American member of the NLRB, where he served for 20 years — the second longest tenure in the Board’s history.
Read MoreMuch of the federal government’s progress toward housing and labor equity has its roots in the work of Robert C. Weaver — an extraordinary civil servant. This “Know Your Civil Service History” post digs into the story of Robert C. Weaver the economist, New Deal enthusiast, and first black cabinet secretary.
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