Carla Hayden, the first African American and woman to lead the Library of Congress, was dismissed without explanation.

Hayden, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.

Carla Hayden made history by becoming the first woman and the first Black person to be Librarian of Congress. The White House has inexplicably pulled her from this critical post. She facilitated a number of advances in fostering public access to the Library of Congress over the course of her ten-year term.