Two Important Tips To Navigate The White Corporate World As A Black Woman

You need to be on your guard at every moment, most people do not want you to be successful

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In 1994, I was hired to manage marketing for a publishing company. I was the only black person on a team of about 30 employees. I was also fresh out of university, and a little bit naive about the corporate world I would say.

I thought that I was being paid the exact same salary as all the other junior ma…