Diversity Advocate Vernā Myers discusses racial and racist violence. She suggests three actions for individuals to counter their own biases: (1) "Acknowledge your biases," (2) "...move toward, not away from, the groups that make you uncomfortable," (3) get better at confronting those around us- even our families, even when it makes us uncomfortable.
17 minutes 41 seconds
CW: racism, violence
Verna Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly towards them
This news sound clip covers the death of Philando Castile, a 32 year old Black man who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Minnesota on July 6, 2016. This clip covers Castile's history with traffic stops, racial bias in policing, poverty, and racial profiling. There is a modified transcription of the clip, and a full timeline of all of the traffic stops at the link attached.
7 minutes
CW: racial violence
A resource of various implicit association tests covering social attitudes and health. These tests are meant to analyze biases on a variety of topics like sexuality, race, gender, age, weight, and health. These tests measure the time it takes for the user to make associations with specific concepts and evaluations.
