Racism Isn’t an Accident

In this preview to The Peer Podcast,  Peter sits down with author, consultant, and lifelong social justice advocate Howard Ross. Originally scheduled as an interview about Howard’s current work, Peter and Howard pivot to acknowledge the current (at the time of recording) protests sparked by the leaders of the city of Minneapolis’ lack of effective action to address the murder of George Floyd. Their far-ranging discussion includes focus on the experience of and role of fellow whites in perpetuating racism and their responsibility for ending it.

Howard Ross is a principal of Udarta Consulting and previously founded Cook Ross Inc., which he sold in 2018.   He is considered one of the world’s seminal thought leaders on identifying and addressing Unconscious Bias.  Howard authored the Washington Post best seller, Everyday Bias:  Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives (published by Rowman and Littlefield in 2014) and ReInventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose and Performance, (published by Rowman and Littlefield in conjunction with SHRM in 2011).  His last book, Our Search for Belonging:  How the Need for Connection is Tearing Our Culture Apart,  published by Berrett-Koehler in 2018, won the Nautilus Gold Award for Social Change and Social Justice.