Thank you for highlighting the micro-aggressions that black people have to navigate daily. I am exhausted from being gaslighted and told that it is all my perception, that I have a chip on my shoulders. I am hyper-sensitive. I started to believe that this was true. I have undergone several therapy sessions, and I have concluded that no, it is not all my perception.

Before entering a shop, the assistant asks, "can I help you?" When there are white customers freely walking in and not being stopped. They are allowed to browse, but you are not.

As a sales agent, a white lady gave me a backhand compliment - Ah, when I first saw you, I thought you were so intimidating. However, after chatting with you, I see you are a nice gentle guy - Ahem? To compound the insult, my manager had the audacity to read this feedback out loud at our morning briefing.

Did you write this? I am surprised- Ahem.

Walking into a recruitment agency, before the agent looked at my CV, she stated that we have some warehouse positions.

Seeing an elderly white woman struggling with a suitcase at the tube station, at the bottom of an escalator, I offered to help. The look of fear in her eyes was shocking. She would rather risk her life than accept help from a black man.