Black Graduates With 9 Degrees Struggle for Jobs as Trump-Era Employment Gap Widens
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 28
Black Graduates With 9 Degrees Struggle for Jobs as Trump-Era Employment Gap Widens
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 28
Summary
Four Black women holding nine degrees between them have been unable to secure steady paychecks, underscoring mounting job strain for Black college graduates.
The report ties that struggle to a widening employment gap under Trump's economic policies, which it says have brought fresh pressure to the Black middle class despite promises to protect 'Black jobs.'
Kia Mills, profiled in Little Rock, kept her latest diploma in a closet while sending out another résumé from home — a snapshot of how higher education has not translated into stable work.
The story frames their experience as part of a broader erosion in opportunity for educated Black workers, extending the damage beyond low-wage employment into the middle class.