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As more people receive COVID-19 vaccinations, employees are beginning to return to their workplaces in person. But some — particularly employees of color — are

 concerned about returning to more frequent microaggressions

 are subtle and oftentimes unintentional interactions that communicate some sort of bias, racism or sexism, such as 

mistaking two different people of the same race.

Host Angela Davis talked with a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) expert and a business administration professor about how the return to in-person workplaces might also mean a return to the microaggressions employees experience. 

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Host Angela Davis talked with an expert on diversity, equity and inclusion and a business administration professor about how the return to in-person workplaces might also mean a return to the microaggressions employees experience.

Many of us spent time working from home over the last year. But as businesses across the country start calling employees back to work, what have we learned from our time at home and how might that change the way we feel or behave in the office? Host Angela Davis spoke with a diversity, equity and inclusion expert and a business administration professor about how the return to in-person workplaces might also mean a return to the microaggressions employees experience. This is the first in a series of conversations about returning to the workplace and all that comes with it.


Microaggressions are on the minds of some employees returning to in-person work

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