Contemporary racial inequities rooted in historically biased systems (e.g., policing) have largely been confronted by those directly affected. We argue, however, that the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic created a context that led many White Americans to recognize the direct impact that systems and structures have on individuals – particularly in the case of systemic anti-Black racism. This recognition was accompanied by large-scale confrontation actions (in the form of mass protests) throughout the US. The current article uses the Confronting Prejudiced Responses (CPR) model to outline conditions that fostered White Americans’ shift in awareness surrounding racial inequity and the consequences of this perception change. Furthermore, we describe how reactions to confrontation efforts may depend on the messenger, message, modality and audience. Finally, we provide recommendations for individuals and organizations to support confrontation efforts aimed at reducing biased behavior and policies.

根植于有历史偏见的制度中的当代种族不平等现象（例如，警务）在很大程度上受到了直接影响者的挑战。但是，我们认为，美国对COVID-19大流行的反应创造了一个背景，促使许多美国白人认识到系统和结构对个人的直接影响，特别是在系统性的反黑人种族主义的情况下。这种认可伴随着全美国的大规模对抗行动（以群众抗议的形式）。本文使用对抗偏见应对（CPR）模型来概述导致白人美国人对种族不平等以及这种观念转变的后果的意识转变的情况。此外，我们描述了对抗工作的反应如何取决于信使，信息，方式和听众。