By: Dr. Lisa Marie Lee Image from @teyanataylor Yet again, we’re watching a Black woman get corrected, not for doing something wrong, but for refusing to accept what was done to her. When Teyana Taylor was shoved by security at the Academy Awards, her response was simple: Don’t put your hands on me. That should’ve been the moment. Clear. Done. But that’s not how this works. Now it’s “incidental.” Now it “escalated.” Now her tone is the issue. So the shove disappears and her

📸: Brianna Bryson/Getty Images In many workplaces, being “seen” is often spoken about as a positive — recognition, visibility, being known for your contributions. But for professionals of color, being seen has historically been complicated (and flat-out dangerous). Visibility has not always meant safety, fairness, or understanding. Sometimes it has meant scrutiny, stereotype, or pressure to perform in ways that make others comfortable. This tension is why moments of authenti

By: Dr. Lisa Marie Lee One hundred years. One century of proclamations, curricula, school assemblies, corporate emails, and social media posts declaring how far we have come.  And yet, here we are.  Same cycles.  Same suppressions.  Same trauma, just repackaged for a new generation. So let's be realistic about what this centennial actually reveals: we have learned practically nothing. That is not a condemnation of Black people. It is an indictment of a system engineered to e