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Brianna Richmond
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Experimental Psych PhD student who studies high status groups, intersectionality, and perceptions of discrimination.
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‼️ New pub alert from #JSI 🚨 Thrilled to share our research exploring why White Americans disproportionately oppose Critical Race Theory (CRT). It’s been a wonderful journey over the last 2 years with my lovely co-authors. I’m so glad it’s available for all to see. Check it out!!
Article information. Title: Ignorance of Critical Race Theory Predicts White Americans’ Opposition To It Authors: Brianna Richmond, Negin Toosi, Joseph Wellman, and Clara Wilkins Acknowledging systemic racism, a key tenet of Critical Race Theory (CRT), may be threatening to many Americans but it can also reduce racial biases. However, anti-CRT legislation prohibits learning about racism, thus highlighting the mutually reinforcing relationship between systemic racism and the production of ignorance. We assessed White Americans’ knowledge about CRT through participant-generated definitions (Study 1, N = 199) and via a true/false questionnaire (Study 2, N = 194), and its relation to opposition to CRT. Opposition to CRT was associated with a less accurate understanding of CRT, even when controlling for political orientation. Content analyses revealed that opponents of CRT deny anti-Black racism, believe CRT harms Whites, and view discussing race as divisive. Based on these themes, we developed a meta-cognitive corrective intervention in Study 3 (N = 289). Participants who received corrective feedback after taking a multiple-choice test about CRT showed a large…
March 31, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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I love how the maps screams your a southern girl and its so so true 🤷🏽‍♀️ what can I say, I love being warm
November 26, 2023 at 6:11 PM