Racial Bias, Even When We Have Good Intentions

This post contains a great (short) list of studies, then talks about the author's study, which looks at the unconscious racial bias prevalent in the U.S.:

Arguments about race are often heated and anecdotal. As a social scientist, I naturally turn to empirical research for answers. As it turns out, an impressive body of research spanning decades addresses just these issues — and leads to some uncomfortable conclusions and makes us look at this debate from a different angle.