Black employees are forced to stay quiet and remain silent during the meetings. If they share their opinion or expert advice, it is deemed disrespectful and an unwanted opinion. Other times, a white colleague will share the same idea or advice and it is wholeheartedly accepted when just a few minutes prior it had been ignored from a black employee.
“The acts of discrimination and racism are subtle and covert. More than half the time, it is extremely difficult to even measure discrimination directly. This is why it is necessary that everyone wakes up now and owns the mess they have created for black people. That’s the only solution!”
Related article: https://positivehire.co/racism-is-legal-subtle-workplace-racism-cues/
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