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Chris Bridges to Present at ‘Race Matters’ Seminar Presented by the National Police Accountability Project

Christopher Bridges of the Equal Justice Society will be a presenter at the “Race Matters” seminar on June 21 in St. Paul, Minn., hosted by the National Police Accountability Project. The seminar, sponsored by Thomson Reuters and The Halpern Group, will cover how race affects police misconduct trials.

Friday, June 21, 2019
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
875 Summit Ave. St Paul, Minn.
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Registration: http://bit.ly/2QmEx47

In addition to Chris, the seminar will feature the following speakers:

  • Michael Avery, Professor Emeritus, Suffolk Law School, New Orleans, LA
  • The Honorable Bernice Donald, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Memphis, TN
  • Frederick K. Brewington, Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington, Hempstead, NY
  • Karen Jo Koonan, NJP Litigation Consulting, Oakland, CA
  • John L. Burris, Law Offices of John L. Burris, Oakland, CA
  • Robert Bennett, Gaskins, Bennett & Birrell LLP, Minneapolis, MN
  • William Goodman, Goodman & Hurwitz, Detroit, MI
  • Prof. Burnele Venable Powell, University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, SC

NPAP is applying for 6.0 credit hours from the Minnesota MCLE Board, including one credit hour for Elimination of Bias and one credit hour for Ethics. NPAP has negotiated a discounted rate for rooms at The Saint Paul Hotel. You must book by Thursday, May 30, 2019 to book your room at a reduced rate.

Learn more and register:
http://bit.ly/2QmEx47

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New Book ‘Biased’ by Prof. Jennifer Eberhardt


“Groundbreaking.”–Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy

From one of the world’s leading experts on unconscious racial bias, a personal examination of one of the central controversies and culturally powerful issues of our time, and its influence on contemporary race relations and criminal justice.

You don’t have to be racist to be biased. Unconscious bias can be at work without our realizing it, and even when we genuinely wish to treat all people equally, ingrained stereotypes can infect our visual perception, attention, memory, and behavior. This has an impact on education, employment, housing, and criminal justice.

In Biased, with a perspective that is at once scientific, investigative, and informed by personal experience, Jennifer Eberhardt offers us insights into the dilemma and a path forward.

Eberhardt works extensively as a consultant to law enforcement and as a psychologist at the forefront of this new field. Her research takes place in courtrooms and boardrooms, in prisons, on the street, and in classrooms and coffee shops.

She shows us the subtle–and sometimes dramatic–daily repercussions of implicit bias in how teachers grade students, or managers deal with customers. It has an enormous impact on the conduct of criminal justice, from the rapid decisions police officers have to make to sentencing practices in court.

Eberhardt’s work and her book are both influenced by her own life, and the personal stories she shares emphasize the need for change. She has helped companies that include Airbnb and Nextdoor address bias in their business practices and has led anti-bias initiatives for police departments across the country.

In Biased, she offers practical suggestions for reform and new practices that are useful for organizations as well as individuals.

Unblinking about the tragic consequences of prejudice, Eberhardt addresses how racial bias is not the fault of nor restricted to a few “bad apples” but is present at all levels of society in media, education, and business.

The good news is that we are not hopelessly doomed by our innate prejudices. Eberhardt’s book reminds us that racial bias is a human problem–one all people can play a role in solving.

Buy the book here.