New TV shows take on the hazard of Working While Black
The Other Black Girl and Dreaming Whilst Black talk about race, class, gender and upward mobility in compelling ways
The Other Black GirlDreaming Whilst Black Hulu's kicks off with an uncomfortable scenario familiar to many who have experienced the tension of being the only Black person working in a mostly-white office — otherwise known as Working While Black.Nella, played with a deft earnestness by Sinclair Daniel, just wants to get through her duties as a frustrated, underappreciated editorial assistant at Manhattan publishing house Wagner Books. But she's interrupted by a well-meaning white colleague who has texted her a link to a column titled: "The Token in the Corporate Machine: Being Black in a White Workplace"
