FILE - Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman prior to addressing the 51st Delta Sigma Theta National Convention in Washington, July 16, 2013.

The first Black leader of the U.S. Department of Labor, former Secretary Alexis Herman, has died at the age of 77. Former President Bill Clinton nominated Herman to the role, which she held from 1997 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) —Tributes are rolling in to honor the life of former U.S. Labor Secretary and Mobile native Alexis Herman. The ...

WASHINGTON — A visionary. Graceful and mission driven. These are the qualities colleagues and friends said Alexis Herman embodied throughout her life. And on Wednesday, many of them gathered at ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKRG) — Rep. Shomari Figures (AL-02) gave a speech Tuesday morning to honor Alexis Herman on the House ...

Alexis Herman was tapped by former President Bill Clinton to serve as secretary of labor. Upon her confirmation in 1997, she became the first Black secretary of labor in American history. She is shown ...