Time Flies but You’re the Pilot : Better Late Than Never to Practice Good Time Management
It was no easy task returning to in person learning for the first time since the pandemic started but we did it! A BIG thank you to all who supported our return to in-person learning.
BIG Returns to In-Person Learning with 43rd Annual National Training Institute
It was no easy task returning to in person learning for the first time since the pandemic started but we did it! A BIG thank you to all who supported our return to in-person learning.
Thinking BIG in 2022
Blacks In Government (BIG) was organized in 1975 and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1976. And since our founding, BIG’s goals and objectives have centered on addressing systemic racism.
Getting In Good Trouble with Congressman John Lewis
You must have a great deal of courage when standing up for justice, especially when it means jeopardizing a stable government job and even your mental health.
Supporting the Future of Work: BIG's First National Training Institute
Public servants have always risen to the challenge. But we have doubly done so as we helped our agencies respond to the needs of the American public when they needed government the most. And, we have done so amidst our own health concerns, childcare concerns, and technology stretched thin as it accommodated home offices and home classrooms.
A Day in the Life of Alesia Smith, Paralegal Specialist and NOW Generation Coordinator
Alesia Smith, the NOW Generation Coordinator for Blacks In Government (BIG), is a Paralegal Specialist at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and has been a member of the civil service for the last 5 years.
Back to the Basics: Standing for Advocacy
Blacks In Government (BIG) continues to focus on advocacy — that's the most critical thing we want our members and supporters to know in 2021.
The past year has been remarkably difficult for all of us. Added to the misery of a pandemic, it has also exposed continuing inequities in health care, economics, housing, and indeed policing in black communities.
Advocates for Equal Opportunity, Dismantling Systemic Discrimination
Blacks In Government was organized in 1975 and incorporated as a non-profit organization under the District of Columbia jurisdiction in 1976. BIG was conceived at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (DHEW) by Black Federal employees at the Parklawn Building in Rockville, Maryland.