This is a guest post by john a. powell, Executive Director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society and The Robert D. Haas Chancellor’s Chair in Equity and Inclusion at UC Berkeley. On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Morgan Stanley in what may become the most important civilContinue reading “Civil Rights Today: The Landmark Case of Adkins et. al. v. Morgan Stanley”
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EJS Co-Presents Unconscious Bias Panel at Writers Guild in LA, Introduction by Norman Lear
The Equal Justice Society will co-present in late-September a thought-provoking discussion on unconscious bias offering insights that will challenge and inspire new ideas in developing and producing programming that reflects the true diversity of our rapidly changing society. EJS joins the Writers Guild of America West, Screen Actors Guild, Americans for American Values and theContinue reading “EJS Co-Presents Unconscious Bias Panel at Writers Guild in LA, Introduction by Norman Lear”
New Project to Study and Combat Unconscious Racism, Identify What Triggers Racial Bias and Political Consequences
The election of President Obama shows how far America has progressed in overcoming the racial divides that for so long scarred this country. But while overt racism is less and less acceptable in America, unconscious racial bias still plays a large role in our politics and society, as a new project launched this week byContinue reading “New Project to Study and Combat Unconscious Racism, Identify What Triggers Racial Bias and Political Consequences”