Tag Archives: african american
Excerpt from a Career Journal: Thoughts of a 20 Something
In a small discussion group for a course on racism… What were your first experiences recognizing your own racial/ethnic identity? What did you learn about people of racial, socio-economic class, or gender groups other than your own? I remember my … Continue reading
Corporate America
“I have to catch my breath because when I started in my career, I spent so much time as the only Black woman. I would be the one who was leading the meeting or the presentation and then someone would … Continue reading
Am I in 1930s Mississippi?
I wish I could say this article “Jury Duty in Seattle: Am I in 1930s Mississippi?” surprised me entirely. Perhaps my perspective may have been changed if I too knew the title of the 11-minute video jurors watched, so that … Continue reading
The First
Its not so much being black- it’s being the first. That is so phenomenal. It’s an honor. For young girls who are looking up. I want to make a difference. – Vivian Covington Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the … Continue reading
The Black woman
True the Black woman did the housework, the drudgery; true, she reared the children, often alone, but she did all of that while occupying a place on the job market, a place her mate could not get or which his … Continue reading
