Racism & Bias
This term describes the belief that one’s own race is superior, and other races are inferior.
What is racism?
This process involves using one's voice, power, and privilege to create change and ensure everyone has equal access and treatment.
What is social justice
This term refers to the ability to influence, help, or harm individuals or groups.
What is power?
This is the socially constructed concept that divides people based on physical traits like skin color.
What is race?
If a society claims to treat everyone equally under the law, but there are still significant disparities in income, healthcare, and education based on race, what systemic issue is being revealed?
What is systemic racism or inequality?
This refers to certain rights, advantages, and access that are granted to a specific group, sometimes based on their social identity, such as race.
What is privilege?
This is the act of taking action to bring about change, especially in areas such as civil rights and fairness.
What is activism?
This form of dominance occurs when one group holds power over others, often without checks or balances.
What is hegemony?
This is your cultural background, including your language, traditions, and ancestry, and it is not the same as your race.
What is ethnicity?
Imagine you are working in a group where the leader favors certain group members based on their background or appearance. This is an example of...
What is Bias?
These are oversimplified and often untrue beliefs that people hold about a certain group, which can influence how we act toward them.
What is a stereotype?
This term refers to the practice of challenging and changing values, behaviors, and structures that support systemic racism.
What is anti-racism?
Showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or believing that a particular race is superior to another.
What is racist?
This is the pigment responsible for the color of someone's skin.
What is melanin?
People get what they need vs people all get the same thing
What is the difference between fairness and equality?
This is the unfair treatment of people based on race or ethnicity, leading to social exclusion or discrimination.
What is prejudice?
This concept refers to creating a community that is welcoming, accepting, and inclusive of people from all backgrounds and identities.
What is inclusion?
This term refers to upholding what is just and ensuring that everyone is treated fairly under the law, regardless of race or identity.
What is justice?
This concept involves people’s inability to see or acknowledge racial differences, which sometimes leads to ignoring unfair treatment of others.
What is Color Blindness racism?
Melanin is a natural pigment in our skin that gives it color. It helps protect us from the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun by absorbing and blocking them.
Why are people's skin different colors?
This type of discrimination focuses on the lighter shade of skin within ethnic groups, often giving preference to those with lighter skin tones.
What is colorism?
This term refers to when people allow harmful or unjust acts to continue without taking action to stop them.
What is complicity?
This term describes when people are seen as less than human, often through actions or words that degrade their dignity.
What is dehumanization?
Showing favor or prejudice towards certain people or ideas.
What is Bias?