My Racist White Boss Spread Rumors About Me And Almost Destroyed My Career

Or when a closet racist tries to destroy your future

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“Whatever, you do, always control the narrative about you”.

That’s the advice my black friend and colleague Bernard gave me when he resigned from the company we both worked at. His words seemed so ominous at the time and I wondered if he was perhaps even exaggerating what the consequences may be if I didn’t control the nar…