Mario López-Goicoechea

Mar 7, 2021

1 min read

…ate, to be exact) for me to go from “office pet” to “office threat.” My work exceeded expectations, but my temperament apparently didn’t satisfy my manager’s “perky” criteria. Given the mostly White work environment and the cultural climate of the times, I was maintaining th…

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton

Great piece. It reminded me of the book Central Line, Victoria Line, in which the black character (a woman) in the last chapter (called Brixton) is asked why she doesn’t smile more, when that’s what’s “all black people do". I know, I know. 😊

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London-based, Cuban writer. Author of “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner” https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6886/9781528994293 https://acubaninlondon.medium.com/membership

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London-based, Cuban writer. Author of “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner” https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6886/9781528994293 https://acubaninlondon.medium.com/membership

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