by Alexis McGill Johnson and Rachel Godsil (2018) Drawing upon research from the mind sciences, it discusses the impact of narratives on the brain, strategies for narrative change and narrative expansion, and the creation of an “ecosystem” to advance narrative change. Geared toward funders, this toolkit offers tools and concrete recommendations for grantmaking strategy. The…
The “Good Hair” Study: Explicit and Implicit Attitudes Toward Black Women’s Hair (February, 2017) by Alexis McGill Johnson, Rachel D. Godsil, Jessica MacFarlane, Linda R. Tropp, and Phillip Atiba Goff This report presents preliminary findings from the “Good Hair” Study, an original research study conducted by Perception Institute that examined explicit and implicit attitudes toward black women’s hair.
This article examines the impact of implicit bias, racial anxiety, and stereotype threat in education. We use mind science research to help make sense of why, despite dedicated efforts to promote equity in schools, we continue to see disparities in academic outcomes.
This article argues that racial diversity in academia enhances innovation and problem-solving, and demonstrates how lack of diversity exacerbates the impact of implicit bias, racial anxiety, and stereotype threat on academic performance of black and Latino students.
This report is part of a larger series, #PopJustice, dedicated to exploring the promise and potential of pop culture as an agent of social change.
This report is the research volume – it explores two key questions:
1) Can popular culture be an effective instrument for positive social change?
2) Can popular culture be leveraged in the effort to counter stereotypes and improve attitudes and behavior toward immigrants and people of color?
This guide is for anyone, particularly educators, seeking to use the documentary 3 1⁄2 Minutes, Ten Bullets as a catalyst for discussion and action. The film documents the story of Jordan Davis, a 17 year-old, and the trial of Michael Dunn, the man who killed him. The guide uses the mind sciences to address the role that race plays in our society, generally, and specifically, the experience and treatment of black men and boys.
Perception Institute partnered with the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley and the Center for Policing Equity at UCLA to generate this report, which provides an in-depth look at the role of implicit bias, racial anxiety, and stereotype threat in producing disparities in education and healthcare.
This report explores the role of narratives in shaping racial bias. Narratives are a powerful mechanism to challenge ongoing racial discrimination.
This report synthesizes dozens of studies to show how biased and distorted perceptions of black men and boys are created, and the effects those perceptions have on major life opportunities.
This article examines the role of implicit bias in the courtroom, and outlines concrete strategies to combat implicit bias for key stakeholders, including the judge and jury.