Not too long ago, I (Asian American) boarded a small plane with an African American colleague in the early hours of the morning. As there were few passengers, the flight attendant told us to sit ...

Bias and prejudice take many forms. Sometimes, they appear obviously calculated to oppress members of marginalized groups and remind them of their “lesser” status. But they can also take more ...

Microaggressions may create a hostile environment for people in historically marginalized groups — especially in the healthcare industry. Microinsults, microassaults, and microinvalidations are the ...

These days, if you have spent much time on a college campus, you have probably heard of microaggressions. The term dates to the 1970s, but only in recent years has it become prominent among campus ...

About 1 in 5 Americans experience at least one microaggression daily. While not usually overt, microaggressions are subtle acts of racism. And, despite their name, there’s nothing small about their ...

People’s physical and mental health is influenced by a large and diverse array of factors. But how can the attitudes of other people affect individuals’ well-being? In this Special Feature, we examine ...

Some corporations have come out in support of Black Lives Matter, and they give great detail their support of diversity. However, if we are to address racism in the workplace, we need to discuss ...

Microaggressions often lead to negative impacts on workplace culture and productivity, but perpetrators and targets can work to repair their relationship — and potentially even strengthen it, ...

Much has been written about racial microaggressions and how they impact the professional careers of Black employees, yet there is not enough being done to support those employees through the ...

“Show me what that weird thing is on your wall.” “Could whoever that is with the kid in the background mute their line?” “Someone’s hair is looking very gray these days.” These are just a few examples ...

There are many mad and worrying things about the speech codes spreading across campuses like a contagious brain funk. There's their treatment of even everyday words as "problematic" terms of abuse.

My research and work on what we call “racial microaggressions” began through a series of lifelong experiences and observations of interpersonal racial encounters. For example, I am a second-generation ...