Take a moment and look at your LinkedIn contacts. How many look like you? In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the research regarding cross-racial relationships, the unconscious biases we hold and the impact it has on who we recommend, mentor and hire. “Because of the racial context in which we're all living, if we want to have cross-racial relationships, part of what makes them successful is our willingness and ability to learn how to talk about racism, even in the context of the friendship” — Beverly Daniel Tatumm Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? https://www.amazon.com/Black-Kids-Sitting-Together-Cafeteria/dp/0465083617 Diversity as a Second Job https://www.cjr.org/special_report/journalist-of-color-second-job.php Code Switch: Cross-Racial Relationships https://www.npr.org/2020/01/27/799925293/code-switch-cross-racial-relationships The Dark Side of Networking https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/09/networking-mentorship-milkman/539703/ Why Journalists Are Walking Out of Newsrooms in Protest https://www.adweek.com/digital/why-journalists-are-walking-out-of-newsrooms-in-protest/ Thick: And Other Essays https://www.amazon.com/Thick-Essays-Tressie-McMillan-Cottom/dp/1620974363 White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences Through Work in Women's Studies (1988) https://www.collegeart.org/pdf/diversity/white-privilege-and-male-privilege.pdf Want more Jennifer? Visit Jennwork: www.jennwork.com. Want more Rachael? Visit Reworking Parents: www.reworkingparents.com Our music is “Run for your Money,” by Devil and Perfects. Listen to them on Spotify.
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