Those nagging worries about whether you’re going to get stopped or pulled over for absolutely no reason.
I’m sure that is true. In this age of “cops vs citizens” I’m afraid of getting pulled over.
The fear that your job application will be overlooked because of the way your name sounds.”
There’s no doubt this happens, too. And it should. Many clients and/or customers do not want to deal with someone named Aleeshiatay. They need to start naming their kids “Joe” and “Debbie”.
I worked at a nursing home for two and a half years and they employed a lot of black men and women. Some were nurses or in supervisory positions. They had names such as Mary, Sheila, Kevin, Eddie, David, Brooke. All were smart and hard workers. Names do matter.