Nigerian Lady Recalls Racist Office Sign After Microwaving Jollof Rice and Goat Meat

An abroad-based Nigerian lady has shared her experience with food-related racism at work. She said a colleague praised the smell of her jollof rice and goat meat as “divine” after she microwaved it in the office. The next day, she noticed a sign asking staff to use the downstairs microwave for “ethnic food,” which she felt singled out Nigerian and other non-Western meals.

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