| No Images? Click here   I’m exhausted from trying to be the ‘right’ kind of black girl at workGuest Writer D. Shante penned a poignant essay on the difficulties of being among the only black women in a white workspace.Being one of the few black girls at school came with its own social pressures, but it was nothing compared to being part of the very limited number of black people at work. The stakes were suddenly much higher and the pressure was worse. The adage “You have to work twice as hard for half as much” never rang more true. Not only did I find myself slowly putting on the mask again, I hated myself for the constant code-switching I was forced to do.Being a young black girl in a majority white professional environment also has its own complexities. I recall the day I was called “little girl” at work by a colleague in the most condescending manner. I have thick skin, and rarely does anything bring me to tears, but in that instant, I never felt so small. I called my mom and cried. After 10 minutes, I had to pick myself up and pretend like nothing happened. I was already young and black, I couldn’t afford to let anyone see me crying. I had to be strong or they would never take me seriously.The microaggressions I was dealing with at work led to an enormous amount of self-doubt and caused me to put more pressure on myself than I could ever imagine. The code-switching was exhausting, but I needed to keep it up for survival. This was my job now. In case you missed it
 What's trending Snapchat truly had some nerve when they shared an ad making light of domestic violence using images of Rihanna and Chris Brown.The ad, which is for a game called “Would You Rather,” asks users if they would rather “slap Rihanna” or “punch Chris Brown.”The social media platform told BBC News that it published the ad “in error” and removed it last weekend, as soon as it was made aware of its mistake. But the singer didn't let Snapchat get away with it that easily."I’d love to call it ignorance, but I know you ain’t that dumb!” she wrote. This weekend marked the first time when two movies directed by black filmmakers, with budgets over $100 million, hold the number one and two spots at the box office.The Ryan Coogler-helmed “Black Panther” continued its fourth week of domination, bringing in another $41.1 million. So far, that puts its domestic total at $562 million and its global take at a whopping $1.08 billion. It’s the second highest-grossing Marvel film behind 2012′s “The Avengers.”“A Wrinkle In Time” opened this weekend in second place with $33.3 million. The Ava DuVernay-directed film is based on Madeleine L’Engle’s 1962 science fantasy and stars Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling and Reese Witherspoon.
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