Black Women Are Calling Out Employers, But There’s Still Work To Be Done
Apologies are not enough. Things need to change internally — here’s how.
There is a reckoning coming for those complicit in perpetuating racial injustice in America. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have caused a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement that cannot be ignored. The disregard for Black lives is not a new issue. We’ve seen protests and outrage before but this time feels different. This moment turned movement has garnered new attention to the plight of Black people in America — a topic that spans every aspect of Black life.
In the new age of accountability culture, Black women in media are saying “No more” to their toxic work environments that leave them creatively stifled and mentally abused.
Former Black Refinery29 employees used the hashtag #BlackAtR29 to share their experience with racism at the publication including pay gaps, inability to advance, and other microaggressions they had to endure on a daily basis from the executive level down. On June 8, Refinery29 co-founder and Editor in Chief Christene Barberich resigned from her position due to the numerous tweets under the hashtag that gave unfavorable accounts of her reign.
