Cori Bush Calls Out USPS Board for Being ‘Millionaire White Boys’ Club’

Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush pressed United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about diversity on Wednesday. In a hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Bush asked why — although the lower ranks of postal employees are largely people of color — the board is entirely white and male.

“Currently the board includes only white men. This grotesque lack of representation is a critical opportunity to diversify the board’s ranks,” said Bush.

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Now, 23% of postal employees are Black, making the USPS one of the largest employers of African Americans in the country. {snip}

But Bush’s line of questioning was about the USPS board of governors, which is made up of six white men all appointed by former President Donald Trump. {snip}

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“Do you see it as a problem that the board of governors of the United States Postal Service looks like a millionaire white boys club?” she asked DeJoy.

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