How to stop racism in three brave and simple ways
Discrimination is a common experience in the United States. Americans experience at least one discrimination event in their life, some can experience it on a daily basis. It is time for all of us to come together and uplift one another. WHAT BLACK LIVES MATTER MEANS In the wake of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, the question of whether or not all lives matter has created tension for many. The movement does not negate that all lives matter. The movement calls to end violence toward Blacks and to give them the same human rights and dignity that is awarded to non-Blacks. MEDIA'S PORTRAYAL OF POLICE OFFICERS Media has also centered police officers as the prime perpetrators of these indignities. I argue that focusing anti-Black sentiments on police officers 1) denies that police…
Microaggressions and Latina/o
Just released! Microaggressions and Latina/Americans Abstract: This exploratory study examined micro aggressions experienced by Latinas/os and considered whether such discrimination manifests differently based on gender, ethnicity, or nativity among a sample of 311 Latina/o Americans. Descriptive analyses of microaggression experiences in participants’ lives were examined with multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and a series of t tests. The results showed significant differences in experiences of microaggressions: women experienced more microaggressions in the workplace or school settings; self-identified Dominicans were more likely to experience being exoticized; and Puerto Ricans more likely to be treated as second-class citizens or as criminals. The results also found younger Latinos/as, and those with lower levels of education, were more likely to experience microinvalidations. Although the results support previous research that racial and ethnic minorities experience…
But you speak so well: How Latinos experience subtle racism
Rated #1 of TOP 5 blog posts in 2013 by the American Psychological Association (APA): Psychology Benefits Society - a blog from the APA Public Interest Directorate This story originally appeared in Psychology Benefits Society Last month marked the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and across the U.S., many Americans proclaimed that Dr. King’s dream had indeed come true. Perhaps many people believe this because overt acts of racism aren’t as common and are typically frowned upon. However, covert forms of racism are all too common . These more subtle forms of racism are called “microaggressions” and communicate hostile and racial insults. Microaggressions are things said or done – many times unconsciously – that reflect a person’s inner thinking, stereotypes and prejudices. They are difficult to…