Realities Of Being A Masculine-Presenting Black Woman In The Workplace

The 'Angry Black Woman' Trope Just Put A Jersey On Alyssa Thomas [Op-Ed]

Source: Christian Petersen / Getty Years ago, I pulled into my local gas station. I had been going there for years, and the man behind the register and I regularly exchanged pleasantries. As I walked up to the counter that morning, he looked me up and down and said, “I can tell you’re a boss at your job.”  Equal parts amused and curious, I told him I was an executive producer of a daily news radio show. I asked him how he knew I was a manager. H…

Realities Of Being A Masculine-Presenting Black Woman In The Workplace

Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Years ago, I pulled into my local gas station. I had been going there for years, and the man behind the register and I regularly exchanged pleasantries. As I walked up to the counter that morning, he looked me up and down and said, “I can tell you’re a boss at your job.”  Equal parts amused and curious, I told him I was an executive producer of a daily news radio show. I asked him how he knew I was a manager. He s…

Alyssa Thomas, Black Masculinity, And The Realities Of Being A Masculine-Presenting Black Woman In The Workplace

Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Years ago, I pulled into my local gas station. I had been going there for years, and the man behind the register and I regularly exchanged pleasantries. As I walked up to the counter that morning, he looked me up and down and said, “I can tell you’re a boss at your job.”  Equal parts amused and curious, I told him I was an executive producer of a daily news radio show. I asked him how he knew I was a manager. He s…