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I’ve Had So Many Angela Bassett Moments

They are too many to count…

Photo by Adryan RA on Unsplash

My grandmother always used to say,

«Work hard Rebecca, give the very best of yourself, and you’ll get rewarded».

When I got into corporate much earlier on in my life, I religiously followed her advice. But the truth is that she was wrong. As a Black woman, working hard never got me anywhere. I was…

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Rebecca Stevens A.

I write about racism, but there are so many other things I would like to write about instead. Help me dismantle racism so that I can get to that.