The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Harris 📚
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The Other Black Girl is a novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris about Nella, the only Black woman at a white-dominated publishing house, who finds an ally in Hazel, a new Black hire. The story begins as a satire of office politics and workplace microaggressions but soon turns into a thriller as Nella receives threatening notes and her relationship with Hazel becomes strained. It explores themes of racism, tokenism, and the pressures faced by Black women in corporate environments.
The novel uses the dynamic between Nella and Hazel to comment on racial tensions in the workplace, identity, accountability, and the pressure of being a "sensitivity police" or a representative for your entire race.
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Women’s book club discussion of this novel; explore racism and tokenism in the workplace and gain actionable insights on workplace dynamics.
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By Meetup
Women’s book club discussion of this novel; explore racism and tokenism in the workplace and gain actionable insights on workplace dynamics.