Post #2276051
2026-04-09 01:31 UTC
For a lot of us, government employment was one of the few ways that we could break into the professional workforce.
The reason for this was that public disclosure laws, strict human resources policies, and early civil rights made it possible to get hired in government as a black worker.
This means that firing Federal workers isn't just a "cost cutting" measure. It's yet another way to push black people out and return to an earlier era of American life.
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@scarlet@plush.city 2026-04-09 01:32
I hear people, even people that are ostensibly liberal, sometimes say shit about how "diversity, equity, and inclusion" was resulting in black people being given jobs we didn't earn. What's funny about that is that I was always far more qualified than white peers, yet less compensated. I wasn't the only one. Everywhere I looked, black people were more qualified, had to work more hours, and yet still got treated far worse than other people that I saw in the same positions. 5/20