Unintentional Harm: Implicit Bias and Benevolent Sexism

There was a time, not too long ago when President Barack Obama was elected - that it was declared that we live in a post-racial society. A post-racial society – after 200 years of slavery. After Jim Crow. After the Civil Rights Movement. After the war on drugs in the 80s. After Rodney King. And these are just the assaults against the black community. Latinos, Asians, Arabs, and whites can produce a list of their own if we want to have a fully robust conversation about discrimination and implicit bias. Trauma, for any period of time requires healing. This nation has yet to heal – and we have learned in recent years – primarly because of the election of Barack Obama – that we are far from being a post-racial society. In fact, this era seems to mark the reemergence racial issues that the most obilivious among us were convinced no longer exists. Well, ladies and gentlemen, it does still very much exist, and much of it is fueled by our implicit biases and unintentional harm. This is what today's show will be tackling.

On this episode, Dr. Pamela is joined by two passionate psychologists who share an interested in the concept of implicit bias in both children and adults. Dr. Bentley Gibson, also known as The Bias Adjuster. And Dr. Jillian Whatley, founder of Lissie’s Voice – and organization designed to support the empowerment of parents. We’ll be discussing imposter syndrome, internalized oppression, and psychological blind spots.