Life Is A Garden Dig It Retro T-Shirt

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At home, things were different. I grew up in a pro-Black household, where my mother made sure I understood that my history and Black identity did not begin with slavery or end with the Life Is A Garden Dig It Retro T-Shirt in contrast I will get this civil rights movement. We read books about ancient African kings and queens; I memorized the “I Have A Dream” speech” at 10 years old; and if my teacher assigned a report on an astronaut, I knew mine would be on Mae Jemison. This information was not necessarily meant to be shared but rather to fortify me as I entered all-white spaces, serving as my armor against white supremacy.

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In the Life Is A Garden Dig It Retro T-Shirt in contrast I will get this workplace, though I have always pushed for greater diversity both in the office and in our content, I made sure to tread lightly when discussing race relations, hoping that “playing the game” would eventually place me in a position to create opportunities for other Black women where we’ve historically been excluded. But despite my armor, the emotional burden of being one of few Black women was often too much. In 2016, the day after Philando Castile was fatally shot by a police officer during a routine traffic stop in front of his girlfriend and small child, I struggled to focus at work. Meanwhile, white colleagues continued to buzz around the office, going about business as usual. Compelled to do something, I wrote an article highlighting the work of an organization promoting Black Lives Matter, but I refused to take on the emotional labor of facilitating any forums or discussions within my office. It felt like leadership’s responsibility to set the tone around this issue and deliver a message of support for their Black employees. Later that evening, after most people had gone home, I dropped by the office of a fellow Black colleague and broke down in tears of frustration as we talked about the strain of carrying the immense weight of this tragedy while smiling and nodding at white colleagues who were chatting about vacation plans or other more frivolous concerns. Sometimes I wondered, had I made my white colleagues so comfortable that they had somehow forgotten I was Black? I realize now that prioritizing white comfort had actually had a numbing rather than a transformative effect.

1. Length is measured from the highest point on the collar down to the bottom hem. 2. Width is measured across the body of the shirt under the armpits, one way. 3. Sleeves are measured from center back to hem.