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Are Black Staffers Facing Hostility, Discrimination At MA State House? Are Black Staffers Facing Hostility, Discrimination At MA State House?
Are Black Staffers Facing Hostility, Discrimination At MA State House? Black staffers working for the government on Beacon Hill said they face a workplace environment filled with “hostility and inequality.” They have proposed changes to the legislative working system to improve life for all people of color. In an open letter by the Beacon BLOC (Building Leaders of Color), a group of government workers who are also people of color, employees said that politicians’ pledges to do something about racial inequality following the George Floyd killing, are hollow. “Despite racial discrimination being illegal in this country, the experience of working as a Black per…

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by Kristin Palpini