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‘I had to be less African to fit in’: Why racially marginalised women act ‘white’ to get ahead

‘I had to be less African to fit in’: Why racially marginalised women act ‘white’ to get ahead

After suffering racist abuse during her formative years, Angelica Ojinnaka spent most of her working life concealing part of her identity. “I was called a multitude of different animalistic racial slurs — told to change my skin in different ways,” she explains, but deliberately avoids repeating the exact words that were used or detailing the...