Why I No Longer Work In The U.S. As A Black Woman

Essence Magazine:

By Devon Brown ·Updated June 10, 2022

Growing up, every woman in my family owned a Coach bag. But after four years working for the brand I’d seen every day in my household, I’d realized I wouldn’t let them, or any other corporate entity, own me. 

I remember sharing my plan to leave my job with my great aunt, “I’m going to do something even better,” I said. She gave

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