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But allegations of racism against the organization have eroded community trust. In January, Heng-Lehtinen put out a statement conceding what the organization had long denied: NCTE drove out employees of color.
Since 2012, the organization has watched at least 35 employees begin and end employment, 21 of whom are people of color. Fourteen of those employees expressed strong complaints of racism within the organization, including by expressing those feelings to NCTE's board of directors.
More troubling than hearing that NCTE has struggled with racism and other forms of oppression is what we have learned is the response of NCTE management when confronted. When almost all workers in an organization stand together and demand persons at the top look in the mirror and address intersecting forms of oppression, the answer -- at least, if the goal is to address the problem -- is not to force those same workers to leave.
Since 2012, the organization has watched at least 35 employees begin and end employment, 21 of whom are people of color. Fourteen of those employees expressed strong complaints of racism within the organization, including by expressing those feelings to NCTE's board of directors.
More troubling than hearing that NCTE has struggled with racism and other forms of oppression is what we have learned is the response of NCTE management when confronted. When almost all workers in an organization stand together and demand persons at the top look in the mirror and address intersecting forms of oppression, the answer -- at least, if the goal is to address the problem -- is not to force those same workers to leave.
But allegations of racism against the organization have eroded community trust. In January, Heng-Lehtinen put out a statement conceding what the organization had long denied: NCTE drove out employees of color.
