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I’m Not Your Poster Child for Workplace Diversity

Why won’t companies quit slapping a Band-Aid on things and make some actual meaningful changes?

Jada Gomez
Momentum
Aug 27, 2020

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“If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that for the most part, having a job is strictly transactional. You might have a few cases where passion for the work takes precedence, or you find co-workers who might later give your wedding toast, but at the end of the day, The Big Company has one thing in mind: What else can this hire do for me? And for their handful of POC employees, sometimes that bonus work is becoming walking, talking PR for a brand pivot.” — The Only Black Guy In the Office

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Momentum is a blog that captures and reflects the moment we find ourselves in, one where rampant anti-Black racism is leading to violence, trauma, protest, reflection, sorrow, and more. Momentum doesn’t look away when the news cycle shifts.

Jada Gomez
Jada Gomez

Written by Jada Gomez

Senior Platform Editor at Medium. Girl with the long last name from the Empire State. NYU Alum. Runner. Puppy Mommy. Smiler.

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