Racism and bias are systemic issues in American society. We’ve seen demonstrations around the world following the death of George Floyd, one of many Americans unjustly killed or persecuted because of the color of their skin. Are the current unrest in America and global protests in support of Black Lives Matter signs that the arc of the moral universe is bending towards justice and equality? How does racism manifest itself in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific and how do we combat it? 

This program features Dr. Akiemi Glenn, Executive Director of the Pōpolo Project, retired Judge Sandra Simms, representing the African American Lawyers Association of Hawaiʻi, and Keahe Davis, JHC Education Director, as they talk candidly about the context, history, and experience of implicit and explicit bias in America, Hawaiʻi, and the Pacific.