Breaking Through Racism and Sexism in the Military

Burn-Break&Become Unstoppable B3u · Jul 14, 2025 · 1h

Send us Fan MailWhen Monique Smith became a warrant officer in the military, she never expected the battlefield would be within her own unit. As a Black woman and subject matter expert in information systems, she discovered that her greatest challenge wasn't the technical complexities of her job, but the racism and sexism that threatened to undermine her expertise and achievements."They don't like to see that a woman knows more than they do, but tap on, the Black woman knows more than the white officer," Monique explains, detailing how male colleagues would deliberately sabotage her systems…