'I grew my relaxer out around 2010, but it took me a while to not only learn how to style my hair in its natural state (let that sink in), but to feel comfortable at work,' writes Dispatch business reporter Erica Thompson.
No matter what I did to my hair, I faced questions and criticism.When I wore long braids, I was told they looked too heavy for my head., I nearly had a panic attack the night before work, anticipating the attention I would get from co-workers.
Sure enough, I had to navigate questions and comments such as, “I didn’t know your hair was that long!”I was admonished in an employee evaluation, not because I had performed poorly, but because I wasn’t participating enough in social conversations about the lives of my co-workers.No one considered that I may not relate to their experiences, or that I may not be comfortable with some of their behavior. One day, they all crowded around a computer to watch a video of the latest Black dance craze.
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