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

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

Rep. Shomari Figures (AL-02) gave a speech Tuesday morning to honor Alexis Herman on the House floor. Herman died on Friday, ...

Herman graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana, a Catholic and historically Black university in New Orleans. She later ...

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

In response to the passing of former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman, the first Black person to hold the position, the ...

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

Remembering Alexis Margaret Herman, the first Black U.S. secretary of labor, a trailblazer who broke barriers and dedicated ...

Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, a trailblazer for African American women in public service, has died at 77. She was a pioneer in the civil service.

Women of Power Honoree Alexis Herman, who was also a pioneer as the first Black U.S. Labor Secretary, dies at 76.

Alexis M. Herman, who served as labor secretary from 1997 to 2001 under former President Bill Clinton, died Friday. She was ...

Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman died on Friday at the age of 77. Herman made history as the first Black person to hold ...