The convo around Angel Reese is a glaring example of how even when Black folks do everything right in the American context, work hard, commit to growing and are successful doing so, that merit is ignored to make up other grievances.
Reese has done nothing but be great in her craft and earn a great living doing it and people still openly hate her for trivial reasons and straight up lies.
There is no such thing as meritocracy in the US.