Navigating Race in the Workplace

Navigating Race in the Workplace

By Comedy Central and iHeartPodcasts

At the height of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, Daily Show producer Chelsea Williamson posed a question on Instagram: “If you’re Black and my friend, can you tell me what racial things have happened to you at your job?” The responses led Chelsea to pitch a segment exploring what it’s like to be Black in overwhelmingly white workplaces. Chelsea and former Daily Show writer Christiana Mbakwe-Medina join Roy to discuss the resulting piece and their personal experiences, from being called “too professional” to going from “pet to threat.”

 

Watch the original segment: Black Americans in the Workplace | The Daily Social Distancing Show

 

Originally aired: October 5, 2021

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