11: Starbucks Arrests and Confronting Racial Bias

Zebra Sisters

Hosts Mary Mitchell and Leslie Baldacci dive into the issues of implicit bias and racist behavior evident in the Starbucks' incident in which two black men were arrested for sitting at a table without buying anything. Anti-racism and diversity trainer Glenn Singleton joins the hosts, with insight on whether or not diversity training makes a difference in changing unconsciously biased and racist behavior. Singleton addresses concrete steps that can be taken to change individuals' consciousness about their own experiences and attitudes. Mary and Leslie wrap up reviewing additional racial clashes, including racist and anti-Semitic graffiti at DePauw University in Indiana, high school students displaying confederate flags on pickup trucks in Michigan, and counter protests planned for a Sons of Confederate Veterans memorial service at a South Side cemetery where famous African Americans are buried.