Workplaces Must Do Better for Black Women

Once again, Black women had to calmly and graciously educate a white woman about the dangers of racism in the workplace to their detriment.

Sharon Osbourne recently left CBS' The Talk after 11 years following a controversial exchange about racism on March 10 with her co-hosts Sheryl Underwood and Elaine Welteroth. During the discussion, Underwood asked Osbourne to respond to public concerns that her support of Piers Morgan in the wake of his remarks about Meghan Markle was providing "validation or safe haven to something he uttered that was racist." Osbourne continued to defend Morgan's "right to free speech." She stated multiple times that she is not racist.

By the end of the episode, Osbourne became upset and used expletives. She scolded Underwood saying, "Don't try and cry, because if anybody should be crying, it should be me." Underwood and Welteroth maintained their cool with their colleague.

As a Black woman, I know all too well the silent signals emitted between the two, due to emotional labor and racial trauma.