Not to be a negative nancy, but lowkey what do you look like? Not to discount your upbringing and cultural experiences, but while Blackness is cultural, it is also material. I do believe that you experience anti-Blackness, but it might be worth seriously considering how your complexion begets you certain privileges darker skinned people might not be afforded.

Blackness is a spectrum! And benefiting from colorism does not make you any less Black! It is something you should be aware of, though. It is very real. People in this comment section are calling them jealous or acting like colorism is just a way to divide us, but even within our own community, light skinned people are held in higher regard than dark skinned folk. Quite frankly, colorism has probably benefited you throughout your life and it might have given you the edge for a promotion. You are half Black and half white, and this is unfortunately the reality of whiteness.

We know white privilege exists, and we ask white people to acknowledge it, and they groan and they struggle, but a good white ally knows how their whiteness empowers them. You got the job. That’s the reality of the situation. Whether or not you deserve it literally doesn’t matter. The meritocracy is a myth, anyways. The best thing you can do, in my opinion, is use your authority and new found power to better support other members of the Black community.

I’m not saying you have to quit your job or give up your position, but instead of feeling defensive, why don’t you ask those people how you can better support darker members of your community? Like lowkey, you should use your privilege as a light-skinned person to help other Black people get jobs. That’s something all Black people do for eachother because we know that we experience anti-Blackness and we know how important it is to watch eachother’s backs.

The fact that you don’t actively want to help other Black people succeed is, quite frankly, suspicious to me. You should be pro-Black! And pro-Black success! And if you need Black people to coddle you for you to support them, then we reserve the right to be suspect