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What is racism?
Individual racism is a personal belief in the superiority of one’s race over another. It is linked to racial prejudice and discriminatory behaviors, which can be an expression of implicit and explicit bias.
Institutionalized racism is a system of assigning value and allocating opportunity based on skin color. It unfairly privileges some individuals and groups over others and influences social institutions in our legal, educational, and governmental systems. It is reflected in disparities in, but not limited to, wealth, income, justice, employment, housing, medicine, education, and voting. It can be expressed implicitly or explicitly and occurs when a certain group is targeted and discriminated against based on race.
Stress in America™ 2020 – Stress in the Time of COVID-19, Volume Three
Discrimination continues to be a source of stress for the majority of Black Americans. Two in 3 Black adults (67%) cite discrimination as a significant source of stress in their life, compared with 55% of Black adults who cited this in May–June. More than 3 in 4 Black adults (78%) agree that being their race is difficult in today’s society.
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Members may access additional resources related to health equity and COVID-19.
Events
- African American Older Adults and COVID-19: Addressing Mental Health Needs, Supporting Strength (webinar recording)
- Invisible No More: Psychology, American Indians/Alaska Natives and COVID-19 (webinar recording)
- Unpacking the Impacts of Structural Racism on Youth (webinar recording)
- Essence Men’s Conference Session (Treating our Trauma) (webinar recording)
Finding a therapist
Recent research
Addressing bias in policing
Talking about race and racism
Advancing health equity
Students and education
Publications
Popular books
- Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
- Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
- Microaggressions in Everyday Life, 2nd Edition
- A Race is a Nice Thing to Have, Second Edition
- The Racial Healing Handbook
APA divisions
- Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race
- Society of Clinical Psychology, Section VI, The Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities
- Society for Couple and Family Psychology—Anti-racism resources
- Society of Counseling Psychology, Section on Ethnic and Racial Diversity
- Society for the Psychology of Women
Section I: The Psychology of Black Women
Section III: Concerns of Hispanic Women/Latinas
Section V: Psychology of Asian Pacific American Women
Section VI: Alaska Native/American Indian/Indigenous Women
Ethnic minority psychological associations
- American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association
- The Association of Black Psychologists
- Asian American Psychological Association
- National Latinx Psychological Association
- Society of Indian Psychologists
APA guidelines and reports
TED talks and videos
- Howard C. Stevenson, PhD – How to resolve racially stressful situations
- Phillip Atiba Goff, PhD – How we can make racism a solvable problem and improve policing
- The path to ending systemic racism in the U.S. – Phillip Atiba Goff, PhD; Dr. Bernice King, Rashad Robinson, and Anthony D. Romero
- Ibram X. Kendi, PhD – The difference between being “not racist” and “antiracist”
- Jennifer Eberhardt – How Racial Bias Impacts Policing, the Workplace, and Schools
- Riana E. Anderson, PhD – How to Talk to Your Kids about Race
- Verna Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them
- Ijeoma Oluo: “So You Want to Talk About Race”
- The link between racism and health – TED Talk playlist
- Derald Wing Sue, PhD – How unintentional but insidious bias can be the most harmful
- I am Psyched – Heritage and Cultural Awareness Month Events YouTube playlist
Related resources
- Psychological research and publications on racism
A list of references to assist anti-racist activism, research, teaching, and practice (compiled by Kenneth Pope, PhD) - Project Implicit
A research initiative that educates the public about hidden biases - Talking About Race | National Museum of African American History and Culture
Tools and guidance for discussions of race - The 1619 Project at The New York Times
Exploring the impact of slavery and Black American contributions to history
- The Immigration, Critical Race, and Cultural Equity (IC-RACE) Lab
Promotes and supports psychological wellness for communities of color - The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation Resource Guide
A directory of mental health providers and programs for the African American community - Association of Black Psychologists |Family Care, Community Care and Self-Care Toolkit (PDF, 934KB)
A toolkit for healing in the face of sociopolitical trauma - Congressional Black Caucus Emergency Task Force on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health
A CBC report and legislation to address the alarming increase in suicide rates for Black children and teenagers
