Name
Keynote | Diversity is Not Enough: How Bias Education Makes Us Smarter, Fairer, and Kinder
Date & Time
Thursday, February 16, 2023, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Description

The biggest bias of all? It’s thinking that we’re ‘unbiased.’ To social psychologists, there’s no such thing as a clean slate—individually, or institutionally. Compelling evidence tells us that even babies discriminate, absorbing skin color differences at infancy. And over time, children begin to interpret these differences through the cultural frameworks of their social environments: at home, in the neighborhood, and at school. Yet we confuse color-blindness—an impossibility—with non-racist behavior, which are not the same. In this talk, Khalil Gibran Muhammad argues that bias education—or race ed.—must be embraced in our curricula and our training programs. By acknowledging bias and difference, we can reduce harm, both past and present. We can create safer schools and institutions, and connect our histories to our stated values in more meaningful ways. And we can move toward greater racial equity—at the individual, institutional, and civic level.

Location Name
Great Rooms AB - 2nd Floor
Full Address
W Seattle
1112 4th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
United States
Session Type
Session Type | Plenary