The Guardian, January 11th, 2019: ‘Barely above water’: US shutdown hits black federal workers hardest
And as the shutdown over Donald Trump’s border wall barrels into its third week, when it would become the longest in US history, the weight of that uncertainty is being disproportionately shouldered by black Americans like Williams.
Black people make up 12% of the US population, but more than 18% of the federal workforce, according to a study by the Partnership for Public Service.
