These articles belong to our series, “Defining and Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in Neuroscience.” The goal of this series is to provide the tools to recognize, question, call-out, and begin to dismantle anti-Black racism in science. In this series, we examine the relationships among science, politics, and our societal value systems and explore how each part of the scientific process is touched by and vulnerable to anti-Black racism and white supremacy. As scientists and science enthusiasts, we have a responsibility to dismantle white supremacy in science.
This series was created in partnership with Black in Neuro, with generous funding from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute and Stanford Biomedical Association for the Interest of Minority Students (BioAIMS).
We are taught that objectivity is a critical part of the scientific process, but how objective is science really? In this pair of articles, we take a hard look at bias in science, particularly as it relates to anti-Black racism. In this first article, we explore how diversity in STEM helps science become more objective.
Read MoreMost of us know what schizophrenia is and perhaps even know someone who lives with it. But did you know that this serious mental illness also has a a troubled, entwined history with anti-Black racism? Read on to learn more about how a diagnosis with “insanity” has historically been used to oppress Black people and how these racist narratives live on in modern-day psychiatry.
Read MoreFor far too long, anti-Black racism has led to violence against the mental and physical well-being of Black Americans and has prevented equal access to healthcare. The dramatic rise of mental illness in the United States has had a disproportionate impact on Black and African American individuals. How does racism impact the mind and brain?
Read MoreJoin us as we learn about historical and current interactions between neuroscience and racism. This series aims to give people the tools to recognize, question, call-out, and begin to dismantle anti-Black racism in science.
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