Ep 5 | The Problem with Performing Blackness for the Ruling Class
from Color Commentary Hosted by Dr. Charles Cole III
We love celebrating Black excellence. And we should. The first Black CEO, the only Black partner, historic appointments - these matter. These are victories. But somewhere along the way, something shifted. Black excellence stopped being about actual excellence and started being about performing a version of Blackness that makes the ruling class comfortable. There's a version of Black excellence that's become popular in corporate America, in academia, in predominantly white institutions. And it's not real excellence. It's performance. -- Thank you for listening to Color Commentary. We'd love to hear from you, so drop us an email at [email protected]
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