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Top Biden Labor Economist: Boosting Black Women Benefits Everyone

Top Biden Labor Economist: Boosting Black Women Benefits Everyone

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Top Biden Labor Economist: Boosting Black Women Benefits Everyone

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Apr 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Black people, in particular Black women, are historically among the last to recover from economic downturns. Janelle Jones, the first Black woman to serve as the top economist for the Labor Department, has a policy approach she calls "Black Women Best" that she hopes will rectify that. What can be achieved over Republican objections remains to be seen.This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe, and political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.orgJoin the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Released:
Apr 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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