Code-Switching: Survival or Surrender? | Ep. 3

On this episode of Mathis Family Talks, Elliott Mathis-Cooper, Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, Amir Mathis, and guest Latasha Gillespie take on one of the most personal questions in Black family and professional life: is code-switching survival, surrender, or both? Latasha is a former Fortune 50 executive for Amazon MGM Studios, Prime Video, and Freevee. She also founded Amazon’s CORE conference on race and ethnicity, created the Howard Entertainment Program, and now leads Logos Media Group. From the boardroom to the living room, the family talks about voice, hair, tone, “culture fit,” executive presence, parenting, covering, and the pressure to adjust in order to be accepted. Latasha shares why young professionals must know they are enough, Elliott opens up about identity at work, Linda brings the parenting wisdom, and Judge Mathis delivers the Mathis Verdict.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.