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Were They Afraid We Were Planning a Coup D'etat?
I spent my first summer during Columbia Law School at a firm in Philadelphia described as one of the best places in the city for black lawyers. I believed that if there was any place where I would have an equal chance at opportunities, be treated fairly and succeed, this would be it. There were three black female summer associates out of sixty that year but any time all three of us were in an office talking, one of the partners would knock on the door to see how we were doing.
Norma Manfield's Experience
Norma Manfield shares 3 experiences
Norma was the staffing director for a large, prestigious arts organization for 13 years before leaving to become a career coach.Female African-American Left & is now Self-Employed Arts/Entertainment/Media Personal Care & Service
As African American women, we are accustomed to putting white women at ease. It's not brain surgery for us. I was the only black woman in my organization. Even at my interview, I noticed that the board president was uncomfortable.
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Female African-American Left & is now Self-Employed Arts/Entertainment/Media Personal Care & Service
I was fortunate. I had an ally in my boss. While the board president was a woman who didn't always trust my abilities, my boss, a man, knew what I could do. We didn't have a managing director for a year, so he let me do it.
Female African-American Left & is now Self-Employed Arts/Entertainment/Media Personal Care & Service
My boss was the first Jewish person to be president of the organization. He told me stories of things that happened to him. There were board members who would tell anti-Semitic jokes at board meetings and everyone would laugh.