DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Title

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

Authors

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

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

October 2000

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.