Uptown Notes

This past week, I had a chance to appear on NPR’s News and Notes with Farai Chideya and discuss racial identity and the workplace. The segment was two parts, the first with my discussion of how racial identity and intersecting identities can affect the work environment. Second, there is a discussion with Clovijean Good who was the first Black female Longshoreman (her term) in her area of California. I can only imagine the challenges that Clovijean faced in desegregating a historically male and White workspace. It is amazing and disturbing that it is still commonplace for people of color to “be the first” in their workplace. In the segment, I discuss some ways to negotiate these dynamics before you become a victim of “When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong.”

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