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The workplace, as the standard of professionalism, has always been a battleground between respectability and Black people’s authenticity. Whether it’s simple water cooler conversation or bias presented through performance reviews, Black workers can face discrimination and harassment that becomes amplified when contrasted with the standards of what is accepted to be “professional” and what is not. In an economy built on the exploitation of Black labor, it is overdue that workplace discrimination is prioritized by advocates and leaders in order to ensure protections for those most likely to be targeted by it — Black women.
Black hair has often been a source of conversation. In the workplace, opinions of “professionalism” tainted by respectability politics and assimilation leads to heavy exclusion against Black women. As 97% of Black employees are reporting they are not ready to go back to work environments riddled with microaggressions, it’s time for corporations to take cases of workplace discrimination seriously if they’re truly dedicated to equity.
Source: Corporations Are Repaying Black Essential Workers By Discriminating Against Their Natural Hair
