Question

Is there racially motivated unconscious bias in our society? If so, how do you become aware of these biases, educate ourselves, and move forward constructively?

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Answer-

Yes, there are many people that are racially bias and many that are not. We do have this issue and it is shown every day. Racism has been around for decades and is still present today. A times we go from an understanding to hating again as history just keeps repeating. We educate and create new laws to protect but it just goes back to hate. Will it ever stop, who knows? I wish everyone would become aware and educate themselves to not be racially biased, racism should not exist. Come on we are all human and bleed the same. I am dark-skinned as I am Native American but I am also French, so I am classified racially as “redskin” and a “honky”. I am neither of those, I am human and so are the rest of everyone else. Some can never be educated or their minds changed, so we will never move forward constructively. I would love it if we ALL could not just a small amount. Parents need to teach their future adults not to judge base on color or beliefs.
The criminal justice system has it even harder as they are to protect people. If a crime is committed they must act according to the crime. They are our friends, neighbors, family, and yet they cannot treat all of us that way. Race seems to affect the criminal justice system more than anywhere else. Cops can treat 2 people the same exact way but if a different race is involved it is automatically a racial crime. Not saying that all cops are good or bad, there is a mix depending on the state and city you are in. We all are aware of what is happening in our country and we complain but yet we do nothing about it. One way for police to improve public relations is what my town has done. Our criminal justice system gets involved with school functions, city celebrations, and they even create their own functions. They will even stop and play basketball with kids at the local court. Our town is very involved and our police don’t judge based on race, I am thankful for that. Our town is based on different cultures and different beliefs.