Black-on-Black Racism: The Hazards of Implicit Bias

According to the Implicit Association Test, I have a "strong automatic preference for European Americans compared to African Americans." That's a sterile way of saying that I'm biased against black people. For most people, such a designation would probably be unsettling. After all, the United States is a nation that ostensibly aspires not to judge others "by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." But for me, it caused a mini-existential crisis. Why? Because I'm black. John Hames shared with you:   Black-on-Black Racism: The Hazards of Implicit Bias m.theatlantic.com - In his year-end press conference, President Obama was asked about the state of black America. He responded by saying blacks are "better off than they were," but juxtaposed that with the lingering issues evinced in the recent tragic police encounters with unarmed black men. Interestingly, he took particular care in calling out the "hidden biases that we all carry around," a sentiment he echoed in another recent interview. Available on the App Store.

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