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Why emotional labor becomes racialized and invisible

My white colleagues keep asking me to explain racism to them like it is my job and I want to help but I am tired of being their unpaid teacher while they get praised for their learning journey.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The burden of education about oppression often falls on those experiencing it, creating additional unpaid labor disguised as allyship.

Ideas that help explain it
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