Are we ‘unconsciously racist’ and what does it mean?

Prince Harry urges everyone to take steps to combat discrimination

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Prince Harry urges everyone to take steps to combat discrimination
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have called for more awareness of “institutional racism” and “unconscious bias” in order to to help right the wrongs of “hundreds of years gone by”.

Speaking to a group of young Commonwealth leaders and anti-racism campaigners, Prince Harry said that “when it comes to institutional and systemic racism, it’s there and it stays there because someone somewhere is benefiting from it”.

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