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When it comes to speech, “an institution may not take, express, or assert a position or opinion” on anti-racism, bias, critical race theory, implicit bias, intersectionality, prohibited discriminatory practices, racial privilege,” the law states.

“It’s frustrating to me that we can have an MLK Jr. Day, but we can’t talk about implicit bias,” Tokita said.

“We can’t talk about critical race theory, bias, implicit bias.”

Before Trump took office, a CDC website listed structural racism and implicit bias among the many factors to blame for such disparities, echoing findings long cited by health researchers and advocates.

He added that “there’s this knee-jerk implicit bias against affordable housing” in the Palisades because people confuse the term with housing for the homeless.