That’s why my mom named me “Allison”.

Allison Gaines

Jul 4, 2020·1 min read

That’s why my mom named me “Allison”. It’s sad but it has provided me more opportunities. Her name is Lynn. Many people think she is a man. She is a black woman and a lawyer. When she shows up they look shocked. Thank you for your writing.

Allison Gaines

Black Womanist — MS Psych 🎓 EIC of Cultured allisonthedailywriter.com Co-Founder of Writers and Editors of Color WEOC I 🤎 ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/allyfromnola

For instance, if we take a look at employment, names play a huge part in you getting hired. A Harvard study found that people with white-sounding names were more likely to get hired than people that had a Black sounding name.

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