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The Only Black Guy In the Office
The Only Black Guy In the Office

Feb 20, 2020

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The Only Black Guy in the Office

Snorting Coke Wasn’t In My Job Description

The burden of being the cool Black work friend

Illustration: Richard A. Chance

Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com.

Years ago, in my first office job, the internet startup company I worked for was run by mostly…

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