Racism: Where Do We Go From Here? The Bias Hidden Within You

“We all want positive, productive, and genuine relationships—whether it’s with our family, friends, peers, coworkers, or romantic partners. And yet, time and time again, we all seem to make the same thinking errors that threaten or sabotage these relationships. These errors are called cognitive bias, and they happen when our brain attempts to simplify information by making assumptions.” from The Blind Spots Between Us by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky.

CMC will host a discussion of how implicit bias is viewed in the context of structural racism. As The National Equity Project writes, ‘In order to lead to meaningful change, any exploration of implicit bias must be situated as part of a much larger conversation about how current inequities in our institutions came to be, how they are held in place, and what our role as leaders is in perpetuating inequities despite our good intentions. Our success in creating organizations, schools, and communities in which everyone has access to the opportunities they need to thrive depends on our willingness to confront the history and impacts of structural racism, learn how bias (implicit and explicit) operates, and take action to interrupt inequitable practices at the interpersonal, institutional and structural level.”

Featuring Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, CEO, Disaster Avoidance Experts, LLC and Dr. Melissa Crum, Founder, Mosaic Education Network, LLC with host Orie Givens, Reporter, Spectrum News 1

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