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…