Navigating Race in the Workplace
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At the height of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, Daily Show producer Chelsea Williamson posed a question on Instagram: “If you’re Black and my friend, can you tell me what racial things have happened to you at your job?” The responses led Chelsea to pitch a segment exploring what it’s like to be Black in overwhelmingly white workplaces. Chelsea and former Daily Show writer Christiana Mbakwe-Medina join Roy to discuss the resulting piece and their personal experiences, from being called “too professional” to going from “pet to threat.”   Watch the original segment: Black Americans in the Workplace | The Daily Social Distancing Show   Originally aired: October 5, 2021 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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