People of colour have always felt pressure to hide their personal identities in professional environments. Now, virtual work has complicated code-switching even more. When Danielle Vinales, a ...

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For many black people, “code-switching is a performative expression that has not only helped some thrive in mainstream culture, it has helped many of us simply survive.” PICTURED: Two colleagues ...

You'd never chat to your boss in the same way you speak to friends in the pub, that's just common sense. But changing how you speak and act around different groups of people happens a lot and can ...

Black creators have used TikTok to launch successful careers as artists and influencers. But even after growing a following in the millions, they may still feel pressure to change the way they act.

Many people routinely invent a work persona that, they feel, will “fit in” with the culture. This is called “code switching”, and it can damage people’s psychological wellbeing and their ...

Like many young black people, Lucrece Grehoua is an expert in code-switching - used to changing her voice, accent and mannerisms when she enters white-majority spaces. But should she really have to?

Continuing a new series, our writer applauds the actors who raise worthy issues in their acceptance speeches There’s nothing quite like a boorish pub chat enthusiast to make you work out in precise ...

You’re reading Gen:Blxck, a series exploring Black culture, history, family and identity through the generations. Sit around the dinner table with two or three generations in many Black British ...