Coffee No Cream Ep. 13 - White Woman Tells Black Woman, "You're Practically White"

Tracie Walker (@atmarshalsweat) shares her jaw-dropping Coffee No Cream moment from her first law office job - and the strategic response tactics she's developed over years in corporate America.
In this episode, we dive deep into:
✅ The "practically white" comment that changed everything
✅ Tracy's "level of unbotheredness" strategy
✅ How to handle workplace microaggressions without losing your sanity
✅ The CC email power play that backfired spectacularly
✅ Why your parents' advice about "keeping the trash can lid closed" is everything
✅ Financial independence as your secret weapon
Key Takeaways:
• People see your worth before you do - that's why they pick at you
• Strategic silence can be more powerful than clapping back
• Having money in the bank changes how you allow yourself to be treated
• Always have an exit plan

Find Tracie: TikTok @atmarshalsweat (search "thinking out loud") or
YouTube:    / @thinkingoutloud-q5s  

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Chapters:
0:00 - Cold open: "You're practically white anyway"
1:01 - Welcome & episode intro
3:51 - Meet Tracy Walker, legal professional & TikTok storyteller
4:44 - The "practically white" Coffee No Cream moment
8:09 - "They don't see you as Black" - the othering begins
12:49 - Growing up in predominantly white spaces
16:03 - How Tracy's parents prepared her + building confidence
19:33 - Erin's car story: Why they study everything about us
21:17 - The dress code double standard drama
25:06 - Parent preparation vs. workplace reality
27:15 - Tracy's "level of unbotheredness" strategy
29:28 - The power of strategic silence
31:20 - The CC email that changed everything
37:12 - Corporate gymnastics & mental health toll
40:37 - "They couldn't make me mad if I had a plan"
42:27 - Digital entrepreneurship as the new escape route
45:58 - Money = confidence: The emergency fund reality
48:09 - Physical toll: Sleep, burnout, reality TV numbness
50:07 - "You need white people to tell you you're good enough?"
53:04 - Final advice for young Black women entering corporate
56:40 - "Keep the trash can lid closed" - Mom's wisdom
58:45 - We're tired but we're taking care of ourselves