Overt racism is one thing where people are open about being racist. You can at least avoid or stand up to them because you know who they are. And any of their "overt racist behavior" is no longer accepted in our society.

But here's something that can be more harmful to society overall than someone who is obviously racist: implicit bias. Yes, words are harmful, and obviously physical racist acts that contain violence in particular are terrible and should be punished severely.

While overt racism can be easy to punish and deal with...

Implicit racism enters the fabric of society without being noticed and can influence decisions in every area of the world, which ultimately affects opportunities and more.

To find out more about implicit biases as described in this podcast, check out the Harvard resource below.

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html