The Underserved Serving the Underserved: On Black Male Social Workers and the Lack of Adequate Supervision and Support Within Predominately White Female Work Spaces

I am a black male social worker. I have been a social worker for over 10 years. During my career majority of my supervisors have been white women. During my undergraduate and graduate internships, my field supervisors where all white women. It is not lost on me the historical tensions that exist between black men and white women. When I think of all the stereotypes and tropes that have existed about black men being these Mandingo, oversexualized threats to white female safety, I wonder just how much these beliefs impact the supervision and support that many of us Black men are getting at our designated agencies. Historically, the black male body has always been subject to danger at the hands of white women. When we look at the case of Emmett Till, a young black boy falsely accused of whistling at a white women, we are reminded of what happens when white women get afraid- Black men die. White women have wielded this power to both subjugate and strike fear in the hearts of black men.  <a href="https://anonymoussoul.medium.com/the-underserved-serving-the-underserved-on-black-male-social-workers-and-the-lack-of-adequate-d18f72857365">Visit Now</a>