Chances are, you recently got in touch with one of your black employees or colleagues to understand racial injustice. So, if you went to them with a good intention of declaring your white privilege and would want to learn more about the action plan to react to the black struggle from them, you need to know that there are 100s of other good-intentioned non-black people who did the same.
Black people are already outnumbered in the workplace. So many of their white counterparts are already asking them for their input, feedback on how to react against racial injustice, or have confessed the racial sins they have committed over the years. The black employees of your organization are already dealing with a lot. Be mindful of how you talk to them. It isn’t their responsibility to be your race relations manager and handle everything after you have been in a deep slumber for decades or even centuries They were hired to do one job. It’s your responsibility to dismantle systemic racism.
Related article: https://positivehire.co/dear-white-employers-please-avoid-burning-out-your-black-employees/
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