someone told me to be careful about certain Black neighbors across the street because they let their dog outside with a leash (and I have a dog that I walk around there often). They went on to talk about how they’ve heard from other neighbors that this household is very loud and disruptive. As I heard this, I thought about the impact of implicit bias on the way this information was delivered through the chain of people. I think this is an example of white people who are in favor of racial equality but are still affected by internalized racist ideas (ie. Black people are loud, potentially dangerous, etc) and this subconsciously affects the way they communicate with other white people.
