10/18/2021
Black staff members in the halls of Congress say getting hired is a long process of networking, milking connections and scoping out which members of Congress will not flinch at a conversation about race, or will allow aides to wear their natural hair. https://t.co/KDX9b3JpVO
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 17, 2021
There are a number of elite occupations, such as Congressional aide and journalist, that aren’t particularly well paid. White people who already have those jobs seems to be seizing on the argument that their pay should be raised in order to persuade the most talented blacks to take those jobs rather than go to work at, say, Goldman Sachs.