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Diversity Dishonesty and Black Bias Victims Still Being Told to Put Pain on Hold
Bias, discrimination, and racial battle fatigue are on the rise because of performative DEI
On the heels of affirmative action being struck down, I recently fumbled through a meeting where I was essentially told that my pain, suffering, and loss of a valued colleague should be put on hold because “the work,” and my biased boss are more important.
When Sharif El Mekki, Founder and Chief Executive Officer for The Center for Black Educator Development shared this Diversity Dishonesty article on Twitter, I bookmarked it and kept peeking at it — but I was afraid to read it.
After all, it felt like Deja Vu. I had written about my racial battle fatigue last Labor Day when I shared with the world that I Have PTSD from Working at PWIs (predominately white institutions).
I finally mustered up enough strength to read the article and it describes my situation (career) and validates what I’m experiencing and witnessing: a…
