Episode 23: Why Black Lives Matter and Implicit Biases are Healthcare Issues

Today's episode is dedicated to George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and all other black lives lost to police brutality and social injustice over centuries. In this episode Chase and I unpack our thoughts and sentiments in regard to the current civil unrest not only in our nation, but across the globe. We discuss the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement and its deep roots in our American history. We cover the different between explicit and implicit bias--how it develops from early childhood, what it means for us as individuals in society, and how we can overcome these biases not only in our society, but also in our healthcare systems and as healthcare individuals. Racial injustice IS a public health and healthcare issue and organizations such as the AANP and ANA have spoken up on the matter addressing how we, as nurses, have a moral obligation to advocate for racial justice. This is an episode full of honesty, vulnerability, education, truth, and hope.

How to identify your bias: Project Implicit: Harvard Implicit Association Test (IAT) Here is a tool that allows each of us to discover hidden cognitive biases. Most people are aware of their own overt biases, but it is very difficult for us to become aware of our covert biases. This is a test that can be taken by each individual for their own benefit.

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

Book recommendations:

How to Be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi

So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo

Black Feminist Thought – Patricia Hill Collins

Organizations to donate to:

Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJVeE1UUmtPREF5WmpBdyIsInQiOiJieWhtZVcwdTRldzk0Q05cL3ZRVVVYN3FXN0pVMU9DZGJoWEtWZE9CSTJ3aHR5XC9HbDdZZFRURnhId1ZOdzNnZ1Y2SU1UcUw0cnBGOUpZNE9vQ1VQOWVsejZNcEFBRG92d2FEU1kyYTVQR0V1dHR5dlNHcFhpZ0ZScEVTbFlKS3hiIn0%3D

NAACP: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJVeE1UUmtPREF5WmpBdyIsInQiOiJieWhtZVcwdTRldzk0Q05cL3ZRVVVYN3FXN0pVMU9DZGJoWEtWZE9CSTJ3aHR5XC9HbDdZZFRURnhId1ZOdzNnZ1Y2SU1UcUw0cnBGOUpZNE9vQ1VQOWVsejZNcEFBRG92d2FEU1kyYTVQR0V1dHR5dlNHcFhpZ0ZScEVTbFlKS3hiIn0%3D

IG/Organizations to follow:

Black Lives Matter: @blklivesmatter

Antiracist Research and Policy Center: @antiracistmctr

Use #whitecoatsforblacklives

Sign petitions, donate, and access more resources:

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJVeE1UUmtPREF5WmpBdyIsInQiOiJieWhtZVcwdTRldzk0Q05cL3ZRVVVYN3FXN0pVMU9DZGJoWEtWZE9CSTJ3aHR5XC9HbDdZZFRURnhId1ZOdzNnZ1Y2SU1UcUw0cnBGOUpZNE9vQ1VQOWVsejZNcEFBRG92d2FEU1kyYTVQR0V1dHR5dlNHcFhpZ0ZScEVTbFlKS3hiIn0%3D

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