EPISODE · Aug 13, 2020 · 36 MIN
'Performing Black Harmlessness' Isn't Worth It
from Strange Fruit
Educator and writer Rodney Fierce thought that performing a type of muted Blackness would shield him from the usual pitfall and roadblocks of discrimination, microaggressions and racism. He was wrong. Fierce joins us this week to discuss his essay "The Price of Being Pleasing," and explains why performing Black harmlessness isn't worth the cost.
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