Fired, Black, and Figuring It Out

What happens when the job you thought was your future suddenly turns against you? In our first episode of Unemployed Negro, we meet Nick, a young Black professional who graduated into the Great Recession, and hustled his way into corporate America. But the climb wasn’t smooth. From being mistaken for white during a job interview to being falsely accused and fired, Nick’s journey shows how quickly opportunity can unravel—and how resilience is often the only option.