Seeing Positive Images of Black People Helps Reduce Racial Bias in Older White and Asian Children

The study, conducted by lead author Antonya Gonzalez and other UBC researchers, found that telling stories of African-Americans “contributing positively to the community” was successful in reducing implicit racial bias in children aged 9 to 11.

According to Eureka Alert, the analysis is the first of its kind to examine developmental differences in the ability to decrease racial prejudice in kids.

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