The unknown and unspoken issue of race

The election of President Obama was described as a chance for Americans to talk openly about the racial divide. Two years later, have we squandered this opportunity to address stereotypes? Or can we tell more from testing our subconscious and analyzing online search results?

Guests

• Jack White: Contributor to The Root.
• Jack Glaser: Associate Professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy the University of California, Berkeley.
• Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at NYU.
• Jon Gordon: MPR Social Media Editor.

More from MPR

• Testing your own stereotypes
• Finding love despite racial stereotypes
• Obama Speech Addresses Racial Divide
• Police complete racial profiling training
• Newspapers struggle with online comments
• Wangster Day exposes some racial divisions in Red Wing
• Rasputia: A Comic Type, or a Racial Stereotype?

Resources

• About Jack White
• About Jack Glaser
• Take The Implicit Race Test
• Background on The Implicit Test
• Dr. Kaufman's 'Beautiful Minds' blog on Psychology Today