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When gratitude becomes a requirement for belonging

I am tired of being the diversity hire who has to be grateful for opportunities that my white colleagues take for granted.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The expectation of perpetual thankfulness for basic inclusion transforms equity into charity and rights into privileges.

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