African Americans face discrimination in the work industry and one of the main reasons is harmful stereotypes. As a result of these stereotypes, African Americans are viewed as unqualified or unworthy for particular jobs and get paid less.

Here, VMCer Kayla interviews two African American workers who faced unfair treatment while working or looking for a job. Some black, Atlanta teens will be able to relate to this issue and others can be effected by it in the future.