By Janis Hillard Somewhere along the way, being “professional” became a code word for stiff, too polished, “putting on”, being inauthentic, or in pejorative terms – “acting white.” We’ve been so conditioned to believe that to be taken seriously, we must talk a certain way like lowering our voices, softening our tone, and over-explain ourselves to avoid being seen as “angry” or “aggressive.” We’ve watched others speak freely, while we consider the risk of being labeled “too

By: Dr. Lisa Marie Lee Image generated with Meta.ai The recent on-air tension between Jess Hilarious and Lauren on The Breakfast Club...