Unmasking ‘racial microaggressions’

Public Health Resources for Understanding Environmental Racism
August 16, 2021

Understanding the harm that microaggressions can cause in performance, self-esteem, and comfort in people of color. Microaggressions are defined here as “the everyday insults, indignities and demeaning messages sent to people of color by well-intentioned white people who are unaware of the hidden messages being sent to them.”