The Potential of Protests to Address Racism: A Conversation Between Science Magazine and Dr. James Jones
Psychology has long studied the antecedents and consequences of racism and other types of prejudice, and many psychologists are currently speaking about this work as the world has erupted in protests over the death of George Floyd and other victims of police brutality. In the article linked below, published June 4, 2020 in Science magazine, Dr. James Jones briefly discusses the potential impact of the current protests on leading to meaningful change, and ties in a range of psychological research to understanding these current events.
Additional Resources
A series of articles and resources related to psychological research on racism compiled by the Association for Psychological Science: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/topics/racism?fbclid=IwAR2w69-2I2-cvtUIlOucRGtC1ivgq3ZlxZH72RNGLvUe8kxr0w1HKNKX1Ck
The National Museum of African-American History and Culture has created this guide to talking about race: https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race
A statement from the president of the American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2020/05/racism-pandemic