Rolling Out

Corporate pressure: How code-switching impacts Black women’s health

In today’s corporate landscape, many Black women find themselves navigating a complex web of expectations and pressures that often demand they alter their authentic selves to fit into predominantly ...
PBS

Code-switching and Fluidity as a Strategy for Survival

Editor's Note: PBS has partnered with Mercy Street's historical consultants to bring fans the Mercy Street Revealed blog. Audrey P. Davis is Director of the Alexandria Black History Museum in ...
Rolling Out

Understanding Kamala Harris’ speech: Code-switching and authenticity examined

Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre for rolling out) The ongoing scrutiny of Vice President Kamala Harris has reignited discussions around her ...
CNBC

I've been 'code-switching' my entire career, but experts say that shouldn't be a workplace norm—here's why

I started working at age 15 and since then, I've had two personas: workplace me and the real me. Workplace me is witty yet professional. She's cheerful, high-pitched, and tries to enunciate every word ...
PBS

Code-switching and Fluidity as a Strategy for Survival

Editor's Note: PBS has partnered with Mercy Street's historical consultants to bring fans the Mercy Street Revealed blog. Audrey P. Davis is Director of the Alexandria Black History Museum in ...