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Chico State Assistant Sociology Professor Dr. Lesa Johnson discusses race in a series of conversations with NSPR’s Ken Devol. In their first conversation, they discuss implicit bias, why it can be deadly and the responsibility we have to recognize our own.
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George Floyd’s death sparked a social uprising so massive that it spanned the globe. But as much of the world moved on, the resulting trauma still persists for many Black Americans.
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We asked two scholars who have spent decades studying empathy and bias to discuss what they've seen in the past year. They offer their view of what has changed — and what has not.
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Former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all counts in the death of George Floyd Tuesday. People across the country and in the North State watched the trial closely, including Chico State Assistant Professor Lesa Johnson. Johnson holds her doctorate in sociology and specializes in social psychology, race and ethnicity, and social inequality.