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When reparative policies trigger unconscious bias

My Black coworker got a promotion and I immediately wondered if it was because of diversity initiatives and I hate that I thought that.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-intentioned corrective measures can activate the very prejudices they seek to address.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Reparations — the philosophical and economic case?”

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