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Why emotional labor around racism feels inescapable

My white colleagues keep asking me to explain racism to them like it's my job and I'm tired of being the unpaid educator but don't know how to say no.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The burden of being expected to teach others about your own oppression without compensation or choice.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Systemic racism — structure and experience?”

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