8. How to Identify Racial Toxicity in Career

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Does it feel like your career or workplace is working against you because of your race? Are you clear about what "race" is? Join Whitney in this Asked and Answered episode about race and racial toxicity at work.
Relying on research backed data (sources below) and her own experience as a Black American DEI professional and attorney, in this episode, Whitney answers your questions and covers:

• What is Race?
• What is the historical context of Race in the US?
• What do you mean by "racial toxicity," and what are real life examples of toxic work dynamics?
• What is racial discrimination?

And importantly, Whitney provides concrete and actionable steps that you can take when faced with racial toxicity or racial discrimination at work.
This week's episode kicks off a series of episodes strictly on racial toxicity! With so much in store over the next several weeks, make sure you start here to get clear on what we mean by "racial toxicity," and have a better understanding of the language used.
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Sources:
Go Deeper: Race Timeline from RACE - The Power of an Illusion
Discussing the Naturalization Act of 1790, the 1830 Indian Removal Act, Jim Crow, the "Alien Land Laws," and the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 (among other key points in history).
Racial Identity and American Citizenship in the Court - The Asian American Education Project
Discussing Takao Ozawa v. United States, 260 U.S. 178 (1922) and other landmark cases involving citizenship and naturalization for Asian immigrants.
The State of Black Women in Corporate America (Lean In)
Happy Equal Pay Day? Here are 6 charts showing why it's not much of a celebration citing to the National Partnership for Women and Families Report: What's the Wage Gap in the States?
Implicit Bias - The Perception Institute
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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