Anti-bias training expert: Bias likely a key factor in fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright and assault on Lt. Caron Nazario | Afro

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Anti-bias training expert: Bias likely a key factor in fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright and assault on Lt. Caron Nazario | Afro

ANTI-BIAS TRAINING EXPERT: IMPLICIT BIAS LIKELY A KEY FACTOR IN FATAL POLICE SHOOTING OF DAUNTE WRIGHT AND ASSAULT ON LT. CARON NAZARIO Bryant T. Marks Says Unconscious Bias Contributes to Many Discriminatory Actions ATLANTA – Unconscious bias likely contributed to the shooting death of Daunte Wright in Minnesota and assault on Army Lt. Caron Nazario […]

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