The Anxiety of Being the “Only”
The Anxious Achiever
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Are You a Strong Black Woman?
People make a play in one or two ways. Either people say you're not like other black women, which goes to the idea that people believe there's only one way to be black in this country. And then the other way is they try to fit you into one of those stereotypes. How well they may see you as the strong black woman so that anything that happens, they come running to you and tell you all your problems. That ti sa, all, now we got an angry black woman in the office. What are the stakes of failure? I me, i'm thinking of the pressure and, oh my gosh, if i screw up, if i don't make it,
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