How to overcome our biases?

In this video, Verna Myers explains how to overcome our biases. Myers asks us to think about our default connections with particular groups of people and our default negative assumptions and fears about other groups. In this video Myers challenges people to recognize their implicit biases and work to correct them by intentionally looking towards groups your default response is traditionally negative.

TO REFLECT ON

• What groups of people do you typically lead towards? 
• How can you start learning about groups of people you typically avoid?