❌ MYTH: “I don’t see color. I treat everyone the same.”

✅ REALITY: Ignoring race ignores the lived experience of your colleagues.

When we claim colorblindness, we choose to ignore the reality that racism exists. Research shows that “not seeing race” often leads to dismissing the unique barriers Black and racialized employees face, such as hyper-scrutiny and bias in performance reviews.

We need to move from avoiding race to understanding how it shapes inequality. You can choose not to see the sky, but it still exists.