The economic downturn has brought an end to the prosperity African-Americans have come to rely on through public sector careers. Historically, the public sector has been the single largest employer of blacks, consistently providing jobs to roughly 20% of our group. Getting that “good job” has always been one of our community’s most respected goals, with positions in local government, mass transit, or public education representing the epitome of stability. Working for central public institutions also gave African-Americans a sense of self-respect that made up for feeling excluded from other aspects of civic life. But, the security of working for tax-funded entities has eroded, as the fever to slash public sector spending spreads nationwide.
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