Yesterday, two Black women were publicly insulted on the national stage, by White men. April Ryan, a seasoned journalist with the American Urban Radio Network was chastised at a White House press briefing by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Ryan inquired about the the Trump administration's image and how they planned on working to repair it. As Spicer gave his answer, Ryan shook her head as she took notes. Spicer obviously had a problem with it, and asked her from the podium, to stop doing so. As if, he exercised any type of power over her. Then, the story we've written about twice already, Bill O'Reilly and his comments on Congresswoman Maxine Waters' hair. The two incidents are all too familiar to Black women. The emphasis on our hair instead of our words and contributions and the attempt to diminish our autonomy. In response, Brittany Packnett tweeted this:mood: try me if you want to. #AprilRyan #BlackWomenAtWork https://t.co/05opHWOjbA pic.twitter.com/TlVmXlBFJL
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) March 29, 2017
Hours later, Waters herself got wind of the trending topic and used it in her response to O'Reilly.This happens to black women everyday at work. Share your Maxine and April moments, so people don't think this is rare. Use #BlackWomenAtWork
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) March 28, 2017
But before then, thousands of Black women across the internet used #BlackWomenAtWork to share their experiences of racist and sexist discrimination. Check out a few of them on the following pages.when the person for whom you started #BlackWomenAtWork follows you and sets the record straight with it.
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) March 29, 2017LET EM K… https://t.co/7alCNV8dup pic.twitter.com/0Kn3hR9LJ3
LET EM K… #BlackWomenAtWork I corrected a white female coworker, she cried, we ended up in a meeting with management. Mgr said "be nicer if you can". pic.twitter.com/FMDNROIHw2
— Michonne Grimes (@tammie_grier) March 28, 2017
Pulling into my own reserved parking space and being told by a random WW that cleaning people can't park there. #BlackWomenAtWork
— Gina PrinceBythewood (@GPBmadeit) March 28, 2017
I say I teach. People ask "what grade?" I say I teach college. They ask "community college?" I'm on UC Berkeley's faculty. #BlackWomenAtWork
— {((Aya de Leon))} (@AyadeLeon) March 29, 2017
Arrive to keynote. White faculty ask me to go get them some water. I get it. Then tell them why I'm really there. #BlackWomenAtWork
— Traci Blackmon (@pastortraci) March 29, 2017
Me: hey I really loved this script..is that role open?
Them: Oh, we aren't will to "go ethnic" on that role #BlackWomenAtWork in Hollywood — jurnee smollett (@jurneesmollett) March 29, 2017
#BlackWomenAtWork they had me train all the men with no experience, who signed on with higher pay than me. but never promoted me.
— z a h i r a" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> (@bad_dominicana) March 28, 2017
" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> (@bad_dominicana) *Dad sends gift to office. Boss: "I didn't know you had a dad!" #BlackWomenAtWork
— Razz (@SweetRazzberrie) March 28, 2017
#BlackWomenAtWork Walking into a room, running the presentation, and people still ask your white colleagues questions about your work
— Nika M. (@rubyleebakeshop) March 28, 2017
Me citing data, w/sources
Job to me: are you sure this accurate? White dude spewing stats w/o sources Job: genius!#blackwomenatwork — Keidra (@kdc) March 28, 2017
#BlackWomenAtWork When you keep getting called articulate like it's code word for 'safe negress'
— Rhoda Tamakloe (@RhodaTamakloe) March 28, 2017
News Director: When I first hired you Tyler I didn't expect you to be so verbose. Me: #BlackWomenAtWork pic.twitter.com/c4Xox5wlsi
— GirlTyler (@sheistyler) March 28, 2017
As the assistant manager at a retail store a white customer told me "I want to speak to the people in charge not the help" #BlackWomenAtWork
— Micia Girl (@_miciagirl) March 28, 2017
Achieved highest performance results on staff. Wasn't congratulated by boss b/c he didn't want to make others feel bad. #BlackWomenAtWork
— Ms. M (@ToriJoi) March 28, 2017
I was told at that awful job from the first story to wear slacks not pencil skirts because I was "shapely" #BlackWomenatWork
— Micia Girl (@_miciagirl) March 28, 2017
://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackWomenAtWork?src=hash">#BlackWomenAtWork#BlackWomenAtWork I was terminated for an error my white male coworker made. Lawsuit pending
— Sonya Hathaway (@sonyahathaway) March 28, 2017Asian man judge told me in court I "obviously had too much time on my hands because I have time to keep changing my hair"
— Ashley Payne (@luvthispayne) March 28, 2017
"You so ambitious, aren't you? It makes people uncomfortable".--my boss on The Site. 1996. https://t.co/Cf2Dr6y1hx
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) March 28, 2017
Them: "Are you capturing notes?" Me: "No, but I'm sure the other 2-3 more junior team members in here are . . " #BlackWomenAtWork
— Petty Chicken Wap (@cee_pain) March 28, 2017
@MsPackyetti every single time I straighten my hair a white woman has to tell me she really likes my hair in "this style" #BlackWomenAtWork
— Dark Phoenix (@foxybrowneyez) March 28, 2017
Corporate Kinks #blackwomenatwork pic.twitter.com/JQcpj66LuJ
— The Weave Whisperer (@TheWeaveWhisper) May 4, 2015
#FlashbackFriday My Bun at the @WhotelDC #blackwomenatWORK pic.twitter.com/mUBAHA9uSV
— The Weave Whisperer (@TheWeaveWhisper) May 1, 2015
Looking through the #BlackWomenAtWork tag and thinking, "Yep. Been there. Been there twice." Helpful to know that you're not alone.
— Lauren Malone (@L_A_Malone) March 28, 2017
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