Sure, I think that kind of two-faced employer attitude could happen to anyone - but surely the person involved should be able to grouse about it without being labelled 'sanctimonious'.  Especially since a junior associate who plays high level hockey is a lot more likely to be accommodated.

Yes, I think her reference to Nina Simone was based on the fact that she's also black and a civil rights activist, so that singing along with her and talking about inequality was less likely to be a shared-favourite with other firm stalwarts than humming Bob Dylan and talking about summer vacations.  Nothing more nor less than a critique of the narrowness of the "fit" criterion of making it in a big firm.  I don't think she was saying "all blacks are alike."