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by | Sep 25, 2020

The systemic racism in my company is so blatant. There is a concerted effort to keep Black employees, in particular, away from executive ranks. The Black employees from junior to mid level over-index in education—some with two masters degrees—yet are kept in roles...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

I want to do the ‘right’ thing and fight for the cause, but leadership has lost any level of credibility that I wanted to give them. One positive of this experience has been that I’ve had several white colleagues come to me and tell me that they’ve taken notice of my...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

I had multiple accolades from my client, which were fantastic and really encouraging. My colleagues or leaders didn’t value my accolades as much as those of my white peers. I was the only one who ever received feedback that claimed that I needed to “step...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

During my first job, my boss made a comment about me looking like “Jenny from the block.” It wasn’t the first time a comment like this was made but it was the last one because I ended up moving to another company. Where I work today, I’m the only Latina in my...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

I absolutely believed that earning my MBA from a top business school would completely change how people in corporate America would treat me. I couldn’t be more incorrect. I have found corporate America is a reflection of America’s culture. My educational...