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Feb 15, 2021

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The Only Black Guy in the Office

What a Year Writing About Being Black in Corporate America Taught Me About Race

When keeping it real goes right

Illustration by Michael Kennedy for LEVEL

A few weeks ago, I got my first whiff of celebrity status. And it was horrifying.

I got a text from my boy James, a member of the POC posse at a former job. We’d stayed in…

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