Multicultural Initiatives: Black Woman Poses As White Women

What's this blog about?

I teach several courses under the broad topic of "Multicultural Education," prioritizing social justice issues of access, power/privilege, & narrowing the academic achievement gap. I am a person of color and I almost always have a white co-teacher. We include topics, such as: racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, ethnocentrism, deculturalization, transforming curriculum, etc. This is a place where I post information that we teach; lesson plans for activities; and resources we use and/or which are shared with me by my adult students.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Black Woman Poses As White Women – Suddenly Jobs/Calls Come Rolling In

Black Woman Poses As White Women – Suddenly Jobs/Calls Come Rolling In http://samuel-warde.com/2013/06/black-woman-poses-as-white-women-suddenly-jobscalls-come-rolling-in-video/
David Packman, along with is own personal tale of discrimination, reports on a story of a young black woman who experienced racial discrimination during a two-year job search.
Yolanda Spiviey, applied for 300+ jobs, to no avail. With ten years of experience in the insurance industry, she decided to go back to college and finish her degree thinking that would help. Still nothing. So Yolanda Spivey decided to try something different. She decided to apply — as white woman. And she got completely different results.