Evelyn Carter in conv with Kelly Danaher - Was That Racist?

Name: Evelyn Carter in conv with Kelly Danaher - Was That Racist?
Start: 2026-06-09T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

Schedule

Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 | Iowa City, IA

Evelyn Carter will read from her new book, Was That Racist?: How to Detect, Interrupt, and Unlearn Bias in Everyday Life, and will be joined in conversation by Dr. Kelly Danaher. An attempt to answer the question, "How do we combat racism in a world determined to tell us it doesn’t exist?", Was That Racist? "...practice(s) a new framework for dismantling racial bias in our society, our workplaces, and ourselves: by learning to detect it as well as people of color do" (hachettebookgroup.com). It's praised by Anne Mai Yee Jansen of Book Riot as "the kind of book that is handy to have on your shelves" and by Dena Simmons, founder of LiberatED, who says: "At a time when conversations about race, equity, and belonging are being censored and outlawed, Dr. Evelyn Carter offers us clarity, courage, and the tools we need to unlearn bias and build communities where we all belong."
Evelyn R. Carter, Ph.D., is a social psychologist and author of cutting-edge research on how to detect and discuss racial bias. As a diversity, equity, and inclusion expert, she has applied those evidence-based practices in a vast array of industries ranging from higher education, to financial services, to technology, to retail and professional sports, and at organizations like American Express, Burberry, Cushman & Wakefield, Nike, the NFL, Uber, and UCLA. Known for blending research, pop culture, and corporate DEI practices into unique insights, Dr. Carter’s work has been featured in The Atlantic, USA Today,Fast Company, HarvardBusiness Review, and more.
Kelly Danaher is an Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of Iowa and a trained social psychologist whose research and teaching focus on stereotyping and prejudice. She has spent over 15 years teaching undergraduate courses that examine how social identities shape perception, interaction, and disparities. Throughout her career, she has championed inclusive education, bringing a research-informed and student-centered perspective to classroom conversations.