“I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE “I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE
After the federal firings, Black women felt betrayed and disillusioned. One longtime federal worker learned from experience the importance of community.
Oct 9, 2026 / Lottie Joiner
Recovering From a “Gut Punch”: Black Women Fired by Trump and Musk Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame Recovering From a “Gut Punch”: Black Women Fired by Trump and Musk Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame
Black women working for the federal government did what they were supposed to do. Yet their achievements could not protect them from the political winds.
Oct 8, 2026 / Lottie Joiner
The Unseen Toll: Depression, Anxiety Plague Black Women a Year After Being Fired by DOGE The Unseen Toll: Depression, Anxiety Plague Black Women a Year After Being Fired by DOGE
Trump’s federal workforce cuts dismantled a job pipeline for Washington, DC’s Black community and gutted the well-being of the women who hold up that community.
Oct 7, 2026 / Lottie Joiner
He Called for His Mother He Called for His Mother
Mamie Till-Mobley was one of the first in a far-too-long line of Black mothers to seek justice for their sons.
May 14, 2023 / Lottie Joiner