"WORKING WHILE BLACK: CONTOURS OF AN UNEQUAL PLAYING FIELD"

Authors

Barbara Marshall Ph.D., Director of Affirmative Action, Boston College

Date of this Version

October 2000

Abstract

This presentation examines an emerging lexicon that benchmarks the sites of employment for African¬ American workers in predominantly white institutions. More significantly, it advances recommendations for counteracting the effects of Working While Black forays into the workplace.