The Black Woman in The Workplace

The Black woman in the workplace ages five years in three months.

The Black woman in the workplace is complimented on her hair that “always changes”.

The Black woman in the workplace works with her head down when she walks or at least with her eyes to the floor.

The Black woman in the work place is invited into White conversations, perhaps for sport, and spoken over, cut off, or interrupted when she attempts to speak.

The Black woman in the work place becomes demure and quiet.

The Black woman in the workplace goes home and has to stretch the muscles of her face because they have been set in place from the time she walked in the building to the time she she leaves.

The Black woman in the workplace may say a prayer for strength each morning.

The Black woman in the workplace tenderly respects her lunch hour and keeps it to an hour.

The Black woman in the workplace is full of ideas, which she foolishly offers with gladness only to become the mule of ideas.

The Black woman in the workplace is a well run dry of brainstorming, innovation, and “projects”

The Black woman in the workplace makes stifling tears and repressing anger and frustration an Olympic sport for how…