Popular Press

Black or African American: Does the history of a racial label affect what that label says about me? Character and Context Blog. Society for Personality and Social Psychology. March 23, 2022.

Washington, E.F., Hall-Birch, A., Hall, E.V. (January 7, 2021) “How to Talk with Your Team About the Violence at the U.S. Capitol,” Harvard Business Review. Published online at

New York Times, “This Is How Everyday Sexism Could Stop You From Getting That Promotion,” October 14, 2021.

USA Today, “Armour: The real reason behind criticism of Cam Newton,” January 29th, 2016

Salon.com, “The world only has ugliness for black women. That’s why Serena Williams is so important,” July 7th, 2015

Salon.com, “It’s the Blackness that scares everybody: Why white people favor ‘African-Americans,” March 4th, 2015

The Atlantic, “The financial consequences of saying ‘black’ vs. ‘African-American,” December 30th, 2014

The Washington Post, “The landmine in labeling someone Black,” December 25th, 2014

NPR – On the Media (Interview), “The distinctions between black and African-American,” December 19th, 2014

The Washington Post (Op-Ed), “Whites view the term “African-American” more favorably than “black,” November 18th, 2014

Harvard Business Review, “Hacking Tech’s Diversity Problem.” October 2014

Inc.com, “When sensitivity training doesn’t cut it: 4 ways to stop sexism.” October 2014

The New York Times, “Study looks at bias in celebration penalty calls.” November 7th, 2012 (Online and in print)