The U.S. government has officially shutdown after a deadlocked Congress failed to pass a funding measure by Wednesday’s 12:01 a.m. deadline. It’s the first federal shutdown in more than six years. A crucial vote would have kept government services and programs running. A shutdown will disproportionately burden Black Americans, who are overrepresented among federal workers […] The post Shutdown Threatens Jobs, Services for Black Communities Nationwide appeared first on Capital B News.
