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How to handle being tokenized in helping roles

I'm the only Black teacher at my school and they keep asking me to mentor every Black student while my white colleagues get to focus on their actual subject areas.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your identity is being weaponized to provide services the institution should systematically support.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Utilitarian justice — greatest good?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.