Black Women
Making Connections
Black woman shares how she has come to understand the non-monolithic nature of Blackness and ways of being Black.
I Try to Interrupt Racism, but It Can Be Hard
Two Black students share what interrupting racism looks like for them and when they interrupt racism.
Racism on the Sly
Two sisters discuss the subtleties of racism in the workplace especially as work moves online during the pandemic.
Our History Really Isn’t That Far Away
Two sisters discuss how the history of slavery isn’t as far away as some people would like to believe.
Bilingual First-Gen Theory
Two first-generation college students commiserate about their experiences at university
Interactions Between Black People and African Americans
Black student describes the trauma of slavery on Black Americans who were stripped of their connection to their ancestral homelands and how that history impacts current interactions between Black people and African immigrants.
When Should You Interrupt Privilege
Two Black students unpack a two part question: who is responsible for interrupting privilege and when do you feel comfortable interrupting privilege?
While Narratives Manipulate Black Stories
Two Black women discuss how the white savior trope and how white narratives always find their way into Black stories or films.
Belonging
Black Seattleite shares what it was like growing up in the city and going to different schools throughout the city.
When Am I Going to Be Good Enough
A young Black woman describes an experience in which she and her friends were unjustly targeted during a school event.
The Confidence of a Mediocre White Man
Two Black women discuss the intersections and diversions of class and race.
Life Changing Transformative
Black woman shares how she has begun to identify and own her identity as a Black woman.
What I Lost Being in These Mostly White Spaces
Black woman shares her experiences growing up in and going to majority white schools and being in majority white spaces.
Changes in Friendships
Black woman shares how she has begun to talk more about race, setting more boundaries, and advocating for her experiences with her white friends.
I Didn’t Realize There Were So Many of Us With That Experience
Two Black women commiserate over how comforting (albeit saddening) to know that others are also engaging in the same struggles and self-reflections as them.
There Must’ve Been White People Helping
Black woman shares openly and self-reflectively how she has internalized some biases and her honest struggle to acknowledge and reframe that mentality.
It Stops Here
Older Black woman shares with her younger dialogue partner what it looks like to experience years of racism and work to heal.
First Time I Ever Said That in an All Black Space
Black woman shares the impactful moment where she participated in an ice breaker for Interrupting Privilege and, for the first time in an all Black space, identified as part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Professional Mentorship
Black woman shares how throughout her career she hasn’t had a mentor and the impact that it’s had with her.
Giving and Taking Credit
Two Black women share their experiences in the workplace facing coworkers who attempted to to take credit for their ideas.
Direct Feedback
Two Black women commiserate over how they often notice that their coworkers tend not to come to them directly with any feedback and instead go to their supervisors.
Experienced Some Type of Privilege
Black woman describes her experiences working for a small town where there are almost no Black people
Old Guard vs. New Guard
Black woman describes the challenges she has faced in her position and how she has faced pushback when trying to bring in new ideas
Your English Degree Is Going to Be Insufficient
Black immigrant woman describes her frustrations and fears living in the U.S. as a black woman.
Who Are You
African woman shares her experience with getting a job post 9/11 and having two resumes – one with her African name and one with her second name, an English name.
Transnational Microaggressions
Black woman shares a story of how she experienced transnational microaggressions in her job.
Never Just a Student
Two Black students discuss what it looks like to be Black women in high school and how they balance the burden of responsibility in the classroom.
African American and Black Immigrant Experiences
Two women discuss the different and sometimes intersecting experiences of African American and Black immigrants in the U.S.
You Learn to Prefer Whiteness
Black daughter sharing concerns about having a white partner who can help support in this moment
My Full Expression Got Diverted
Black mother sharing how she’s muted in her joy by white partner to daughter.