Exploring how racism lives in our bodies and minds through groundbreaking research on implicit bias, racialized trauma, and the neuroscience of prejudice.

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Lena: Hey everyone, welcome to another deep dive from BeFreed-we're absolutely thrilled to explore some truly transformative ideas with you today. I'm Lena, and I'm here with my co-host Eli, and we are genuinely excited about this conversation.
Eli: Absolutely, Lena! And wow, what a topic we have ahead of us. We're diving into the psychology of critical race theory-not just the academic framework, but really understanding how racism lives in our bodies, our minds, and our institutions in ways that most of us never fully grasp. This is going to be eye-opening.
Lena: Right? And what I love about today's discussion is that we're drawing from some incredible voices-people like Resmaa Menakem, Ibram X. Kendi, Crystal Fleming, Jennifer Eberhardt, and others who've really revolutionized how we think about race and psychology. This isn't just theory, Eli-this is about understanding the very real ways that racial trauma and bias shape our daily lives.
Eli: Exactly! And I think what's so powerful is that we're going to explore how racism isn't just about conscious beliefs or individual prejudices. We're talking about something that's literally embedded in our nervous systems, our reflexes, our bodies. It's going to challenge everything we think we know about how racism actually works.