2021-22 Department of Psychology Colloquium Series - Aerielle Allen (New York University). Zoom.

Racism is engrained in the fabric of American systems, structures, and practices, and as such, has direct implications for the quality of life among racial/ethnic minorities in the U.S., – namely, their health and socio-political well-being. However, racial/ethnic groups continue to differ in their beliefs about the prevalence of racism in the U.S., specifically, anti-Black racism. In this presentation I will discuss how we can understand individuals’ divergent perceptions around the existence of anti-Black racism and the downstream consequences of acknowledging anti-Black racism for individuals’ health and social change behaviors.