It is no secret that black women are at the bottom of America’s 🇺🇸 anti-black caste system. In college, I took a Black Studies course called Racism 101. We got to the root of America’s 🇺🇸 racial scheme. In a nutshell, the pro-slavery American 🇺🇸 founders wanted a physical characteristic to separate the upper class and their servants: they CHOSE phenotype (i.e., skin color). Fast forward hundreds of years, the stench of American 🇺🇸 chattel slavery still reeks strong. Misogynoir in the American 🇺🇸 workplace is the clearest example. As an impact litigator who provides legal services to black women experiencing workplace discrimination, I would like to explain what misogynoir looks like.
*Feeling “Invisible” During Company Meetings/Gatherings 👀👀
White supremacists don’t enjoy interacting with black women. Have you gone to a holiday party and felt “othered”? Do your white colleagues speak to you at team meetings?
At company gatherings, are your white colleagues’ spouses interested in meeting you? Were you ignored? Did they even say hi? Did they even LOOK at you? Do they uncomfortably stare? 👀👀
You’re not buggin’, sis. They’re just racists.
*Being Treated As A Workhorse 😓😓
Is your “great work” “rewarded with more work”? Do your white colleagues do the bare minimum and remain unscathed? Get your bag money 💰 and dip 💨 ! You deserve to be your OWN boss! You are worthy of your skills and talents! 💕🙏🏾🔥
*Being Called to “Fix” White Colleagues’ Work 🙄🙄
Twice as hard as half as much is a SCAM ‼️‼️. Don’t fall for it. Alecia Renece declares that the modern notion of black excellence is a myth; #blkgrlmgclwyr agrees.
You should NEVER be called to fix a white colleagues work product while they go pursue level appropriate opportunities. You deserve to be treated like the boss, not the help! America 🇺🇸 can’t “help” but see you at the bottom of the totem pole. The devil is a lie.
Stifled Promotions – It Was YOUR Turn!! 😔😔
White supremacy runs on excuses. Whatever excuse serves it at the moment, is the excuse you will hear.
What excuses have you heard over the course of your career? Where do I begin…
Say, liberate yourself from all the excuses and start your own business. Black women are the fastest growing demographic in entrepreneurship. We are inherently entrepreneurial. You are worthy of your own profitability!
Disparate Compensation!! – F🤬🤬Kin’ With Your 💰
My first law firm did not pay me my class year. When I brought this to HR’s attention, they played dumb. 🙄🙄 Let’s make sure this DOESN’T happen to you.
Your non-black colleagues are your friends, here. Talk to your peers to see what they make. Most likely, it’s more than you. Sista, you may be owned backpay. Get your bag money 💰 and dip 💨 !
Author’s Bio
Latrice Burks-Palmerio, Esq. (AKA #blkgrlmgclwyr) is a Los Angeles based impact litigator, activist, and author. She offers legal consulting services to black women experiencing workplace discrimination. Latrice also offers Intellectual Property consultations to black women entrepreneurs. For black women seeking #exodus, Latrice offers immigration law services, as well.
Allies (i.e., members of other protected classes) are welcomed! 🤴🏾🤴🏻👸🏽👸🏻🌈🦼 . This role serves Latrice’s greater purpose because she is a champion for equality of all types. That said, she cares deeply for black women, as they are her community.
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