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Scenario

When professional strengths mask racial stereotyping in workplace assignments

My manager keeps assigning me to work with difficult clients because she says I am good at de-escalating situations but I think it is because I am Black.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The conflation of survival skills with natural ability obscures how marginalization gets commodified.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with MLK and civil disobedience philosophy?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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