Bias Against Native Americans
Thinking About Thanksgiving As we prepare for smaller Thanksgiving gatherings (or none at all) due to COVID-19, those of us…
12 (Alternative) Days of Christmas
Do You Have an Inclusive Holiday Celebration? At a time when everyone else seems to be having a holly jolly…
Implicit Bias: I Know It Exists. Now What?
Implicit Bias: Part One While implicit bias is not an intentional choice, biases inevitably exist and affect the workplace environment…
Implicit Bias Tips and Best Practices
Implicit Bias: Part Two Implicit bias is a neurological fact of being human. While it is uncomfortable and difficult to…
The Neuroscience of Racial Bias
The Neuroscience of Racial Bias In our post last month, we wrote that racial bias is real, and that it…
Racism on MLK Day
Racism and Religion Spectra Diversity’s white paper “It Isn’t a Black & White Issue: Racial Bias in the United States"…
Starbucks White Chocolate Mess
Today is the day. Starbucks is closing all its company stores this afternoon to conduct implicit bias training. Starbucks’ training…
The UF Scandal and DEI: What Can We Learn?
With the twenty-four-hour news cycle and unapologetically critical social media sphere, how can we read baiting headlines of outrage on…
Brain stuff: Measuring Unconscious Bias
Understanding Unconscious Bias The rewriting of history is a specific type a bias called: retroactive inference. This inference is “the…
Brain stuff: The Neuroscience Behind Implicit Bias
Understanding Unconscious Bias No one really starts out the day saying, “I’m going to show my bias today.” Yet, that…