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Bias By Us: How Our Unconscious Programs Us to Harm the Other

Black, White, or Other? “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” Being Black and growing up in the South—between Virginia and Mississippi—with a name like Pedro Senhorinha Ramos Montero Silva brought in many unwelcomed experiences in my life. One of which was the otheringContinueContinue reading “Bias By Us: How Our Unconscious Programs Us to Harm the Other”

How to Lose Like A Winner

One of the most impactful experiences in my life was being punched severely after a basketball game by one of my own teammates who blamed me for our loss. Now mind you that this was not a high stakes game. There was no money on the table. We were not in the final game ofContinueContinue reading “How to Lose Like A Winner”