- Modern bias against black men and boys tends to be unconscious ("implicit bias") but has been demonstrated in studies measuring physiological responses to images of black males.
- Implicit bias is a result of unconscious association of negative stereotypes, positive preference for another group (in-group bias), and dehumanizing black males.
- Studies show that both black people and white people experience racial anxiety. Black men and boys experience the anxiety that they will be the subject of discrimination and hostile or distant treatment; white people experience the mirror anxiety that they will be assumed to be racist and therefore will be met with distrust or hostility.
- A change in the cultural context, particularly developing a more accurate portrayal of black males in the visual culture and challenging the caricatures, is needed.
Published by
- American Values Institute
- Perception Institute