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Scenario

When friendship becomes unpaid emotional labor around race

My white friends keep asking me to explain every news story about racism like I'm Google and I'm exhausted from being their cultural translator.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Proximity to whiteness often requires performing the role of educator and translator without reciprocal care or compensation.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined colonial subject?”

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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