“I hired you because you’re Black.”

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🗓️ 18 September 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

On today’s Post Reports, Michelle Singletary has an honest conversation about affirmative action. And, we take your questions about voting this year, starting with a listener in California.

Introducing Sincerely, Michelle: A personal series by financial columnist Michelle Singletary examining misconceptions involving race and economics. The first topic? Affirmative action.

Do you have a question about voting this election? Check out The Post’s How to Vote guide, a resource with information broken down by state about how to vote in-person or by mail.

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0:00.0	This post reports podcast is sponsored by Facebook.
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0:19.2	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:22.9	Hi there is the Mayor, Marissa Lang with the Washington Post.
0:25.9	Hey, it's Dossie, I want to pick your brain on the truck.
0:28.2	Hi, thanks, Jonathan.
0:30.3	This is Post Reports. I'm Martine Powers.
0:35.6	It's Friday, September 18th.
0:40.4	Today, an honest conversation about affirmative action.
0:44.6	And the question of ballot signatures.
0:52.8	With all the activity that has been going on in the protest, Black Lives Matter,
0:57.9	and our reckoning with race, I thought it was finally time for me to talk about my career.
1:05.4	And the racism that I've incurred.
1:11.0	I'm Michelle Singletary. I'm the personal finance columnist for the Washington Post.
1:20.6	When it happens, sometimes it's so subtle that when you talk about it,
1:26.8	people dismiss it. You're being too sensitive.
1:30.8	That's not what they meant. That's not what they intended.
1:35.0	And so you're very reluctant to talk about the things that happen to you
1:40.7	because you don't want to be dismissed. And then you start to think,
1:44.0	well, maybe they're right. Maybe I did misinterpret what they said or what they didn't say.
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