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A former Refinery29 employee says she endured microaggressions, racial bias, and a toxic environment — and it almost made her quit journalism (by letsbeKHAlear)

I can say without exaggeration that I've been a journalist my entire life, from my cub reporting days at the Powder Springs Elementaryto graduating from Howard University with a degree in Print/Online Journalism — and 12 internships.

By month three, I landed an exclusive with Johnny Wright, Michelle Obama's former White House hairstylist. Mrs. Obama wore her natural curls in public for the first time — a cultural shift for Black women around the world who areFinally, I was doing meaningful work. I regularly received emails and DMs from readers thanking me for shedding light to topics that other women's media brands shied away from.

and trite trend pieces for the sake of traffic. Anger, of course, is a stereotype often associated with Black women, and nothing gets more clicks than unfounded hot takes and redundant style roundups.Creating uplifting content for Black women will always be my first priority, no matter what, but my wings were clipped when I wanted to expand my horizons.

 

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letsbeKHAlear If you are black & work with white people this will happen. The most important thing is how do you deal with

letsbeKHAlear poor thing. microaggressions. she's pretty tough to be able to endure microaggressions

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letsbeKHAlear Makes me mad

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