Too Long; Didn't Read
I was recently severanced from a job I kept for six months at the reputable impact driven non-profit in New York City, Do Something.org where I was the only full-time Black male in the office (there was one other Black male working remotely) out of a 50 plus person team. Do Something.org was an organization I looked up to since I was in high school back on the South-Side of Chicago because it inspired me to believe that I could serve my local community, regardless of my age, in a meaningful way. I cared about the organizational mission because it was one that impacted me at a critical age and I cared about my work. But, I was pushed out of this job because I am a Black man.