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Why being the only representative feels impossible

I'm the only Black person at my company's leadership retreat and everyone keeps asking me to speak for my entire race during discussions.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Tokenism places unfair burden on individuals to represent entire racial groups rather than themselves.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Racial identity — lived experience?”

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