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When colleagues expect you to be the diversity educator

My white coworkers keep asking me to explain racism to them after every news incident and I am exhausted but afraid saying no will make me seem uncooperative.

Juana
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The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are being forced into unpaid emotional labor that diminishes your professional identity while fearing the consequences of setting boundaries.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The minority experience in majority spaces?”

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