Basic Black

Jordan, Trayvon, and the Consequenses of Implicit Bias

Special | 26m 47s  | Video has closed captioning.

Less than a year after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a partial verdict was delivered in the shooting death of another 17-year-old African American boy, Jordan Davis. Much of the public conversation has been about racism and the validity of "stand your ground" laws, but this week, we take a look at implicit bias, the hidden prejudices and biases we all have

Aired: 02/21/14

Rating: NR

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Basic Black is a local public television program presented by GBH.