DOGE’s layoffs took a toll on Black women. The effects are still being felt
Darnese Foster remembers the day she learned she was fired from her federal government job.
“I was off that Friday, which was Valentine's Day. Then that Monday was the holiday,” said Foster. “I went to log in that Tuesday, I couldn't get in.”
Foster thought her password had expired and needed to be reset. She called the help desk to submit her request. Then someone from the IT department called her back.
“He said, 'You didn't get a phone call from your supervisor?’ I said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Well, unfortunately, your name was on the list of names that was denied access.’ I didn't know what that meant. I called my supervisor. He said, ‘Well, let me call you back. Let me talk to (the IT) supervisor to see what's going on.’”
Later that day, they both called back to tell her that she was on a list of employees...
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