It’s Time for Black Women to Take Off the Corporate Mask

I not only hated my job, I hated myself. I knew something had to change.

Kasey May
ZORA
Published in
6 min readNov 23, 2019

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SSometimes I wonder what my co-workers see when they look at me. For a long time, I tried to look and act the part, to behave the way that may be expected of me. I relaxed my hair. I wore smooth, slick buns and blazers, and was a regular contributor…

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Kasey May
ZORA
Writer for

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