But probably the most famous bias that’s been linked to the perpetuation of racism is implicit bias, also called unconscious bias. “[It] is like a well-worn footpath that you don't know how the path became developed. Research has shown that are implicit biases can perpetuate things like racist police shootings, job inequality, and sentencing disparities. However, the problem then becomes how do we ensure that those biases don’t contaminate the system. “If people don't know about the Tulsa massacres, if they don't know what ‘Sundown towns’ are, or if they don't know policing is rooted in slavery, they have a harder time identifying racism,” she said.

Source: Forbes June 29, 2020 16:41 UTC