@breadbin @ZekeMD @drcaberry

I agree the roots of the term Professionalism, how it was coded, and how the idea was spread to exploit #labor is so problematic.

It would be interesting to have conversations with Black and Brown professionals (as well as educators who prepare them for jobs) about how they envision economic sovereignty and what characteristics they'd like to see in their ideal work environments.

I know this conversation already kind of happens in #CommunityOrganizing spaces but I think a broader conversation around what it means to be in "right relationship" with work could be pretty generative.

Personally I'm starting to reflect upon what does it look like to show up for the work I've committed to in a way that's authentic and that honors my whole person?

If I could afford to set aside the harmful #RespectabilityPolitics around #Professionalism how would I show up different in a work environment than the way I do now?

Given our current reality under capitalism, there are expectations that I show up demonstrating characteristics I believe can be toxic (ref. #TemaOkun's work). So how can I show up as the person I want to be and what will it take to create or access working environments that feel like they honor my sovereignty, my personhood and my contributions?

@drcaberry This conversation reminds me of something I read from #TemaOkun about knowing how to recognize and dismantle white supremacy culture

https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/what-is-it.html