Alabama native and first Black US Secretary of Labor dead at 77: ‘True hometown hero’
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 26, 2025
Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S. Secretary of Labor, died Friday at the age of 77.
Herman, a native of Mobile, served as the labor secretary in President Bill Clinton’s administration in 1997 until 2001.
Bill and Hillary Clinton released a statement regarding Herman’s passing saying they were “deeply saddened” while describing her many accomplishments.
In 1977, under former . . .
