I’ve been laid off.
Wednesday morning, I learned that my services as a book critic at The Washington Post were no longer needed.
My job, along with more than 300 others, was eliminated in the paper’s latest effort to reinvent itself. MORE
Black women are being hit especially hard in today’s U.S. job market. Here, we compile the latest insights on this reality—and what can be done to better support them.
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