Tiffany Tate was eagerly awaiting the phone call informing her that she had gotten the job as career center director at a recognized college.
Not only was she qualified–overqualified, in fact–as a college career development expert with two degrees, her interviews with the university's hiring team had gone exceptionally well. The team was selling the role to her; she had spent ample hours in the interview process including having dinner with the team that she was sure she would be working with.
Tate was excited to move to a beautiful part of North Carolina with her then two-year-old daughter. The role would give her a growth opportunity, she would manage a significant budget, and the person she would be reporting to had bonded with her over the fact that they graduated from the same college.
It was all laughs and smiles. The fact that the 12 people who had interviewed her were all white
