Shalanda Young confirmed as first Black woman White House budget director: 'History in the making'

"Shalanda represents Black excellence as a longtime public servant whose management and budget expertise has earned her the respect of members of both parties," Deputy Commerce Secretary Don Graves said in a statement to theGrio.




Shalanda Young officially made history on Tuesday after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first Black woman to serve as director of the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB). She was confirmed by a bipartisan vote of 61-36.... Read more


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