Workplace

News and insights on the intersection of race and the workplace.

Why You Can’t Just Overcome Imposter Syndrome
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Why You Can’t Just Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Dominique Stewart
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Marginalized people are prone to imposter syndrome and self-doubt in the workplace due to unaddressed gender and racial biases.

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Media & Culture Workplace
2400 1601 Dominique Stewart
What the Term ‘Diversity Hire’ Gets Wrong
A picture of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

What the Term ‘Diversity Hire’ Gets Wrong
Dominique Stewart
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Being an exceptional Black candidate sometimes grants access to predominantly white spaces, but at the expense of being taunted as a diversity hire.

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Politics Workplace
2238 1386 Dominique Stewart
Policing is Risky. Being a Crossing Guard is Worse.
People walking on a crosswalk during the day.

Policing is Risky. Being a Crossing Guard is Worse.
Andrew Lee
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Discussions on the hazards of policing misrepresent reality yet are used to protect the police. A closer look into policing and the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. challenges the claim that police are “under attack.”

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Workplace
2400 1591 Andrew Lee
Praising Hard Work Covers Up Structural Inequities
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Praising Hard Work Covers Up Structural Inequities
Andrew Lee
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The current hustle culture mindset is rooted in toxic productivity and society’s obsession with tying one’s self-worth to their job title.

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Workplace
2048 1369 Andrew Lee
Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies
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Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies
Nicole Cardoza
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Food is a cornerstone of culture, and our ability to access healthy food and decide what we consume is rooted in the same inequities that other industries face.

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2021 Year in Review Environment Health Workplace
1280 853 Nicole Cardoza
Year in Review: Employees Are Redefining Work and Labor
A red "sorry we're closed" sign hangs on a door.

Year in Review: Employees Are Redefining Work and Labor
Andrew Lee
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Discussions about privilege and oppression often leave out the world of work and wealth: who makes it, who keeps it, and who dies from its absence.

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2021 Year in Review Workplace
6000 4000 Andrew Lee
Blackout Black Friday
People with shopping carts and items crowd a Walmart during Black Friday.

Blackout Black Friday
Andrew Lee
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Many workers are now leaving inadequate jobs, driving wages up for everyone. Some are calling to Blackout Black Friday to win more benefits and respect for employees nationwide. 

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Media & Culture Workplace
1600 900 Andrew Lee
Promote pay transparency.

Promote pay transparency.
Nicole Cardoza
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Pay equity can only happen with pay transparency. Talking about your salary at the office is a powerful way to contribute to change.

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Media & Culture Workplace
6000 4000 Nicole Cardoza
Learn who profits from the prison industry.

Learn who profits from the prison industry.
Michael J Moore
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The private-prison industry creates profits – at the cost of those incarcerated.

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Media & Culture Workplace
3000 2003 Michael J Moore
Support nail salon workers.
Nail salon worker painting someone else's nails.

Support nail salon workers.
Sindhu Nallapareddy
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Columbus Day represents the history of colonization and erasure of Indigenous communities. Learn about the movement to change it.

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Media & Culture Workplace
5616 3744 Sindhu Nallapareddy
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