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john a. powell

john a. powell, Ph.D., is the director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley, where he is a Professor of Law, African American, and Ethnic Studies.

Understanding Our New Racial Reality Starts with the Unconscious

By john a. powell | May 19, 2015

Egalitarian goals can be undermined by deeply rooted implicit biases, says john a. powell. To address racial discrimination, we need to look inward.