She tries to be forbearing, but an accumulation of minor slights can reach a flashpoint, says Stephanie J. Anderson, a public relations executive for a major corporation.
(jim Davis/Globe Staff)
Accomplished, but not insulated
Some successful blacks find Gates’s case all too familiar
She tries to be forbearing, but an accumulation of minor slights can reach a flashpoint, says Stephanie J. Anderson, a public relations executive for a major corporation.
(jim Davis/Globe Staff)
A financial adviser at a leading wealth-management firm, Dan Rivers often identifies himself proudly but simply: “I’m a Dartmouth guy.’’ But thinking about the times he was scrutinized by security coming in and out of corporate events, about the less-than-welcoming glances he has received at a venerable men’s clothier, Rivers said he is sometimes seen by others in an entirely ... (Full article: 1222 words)
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