What happened to "trust the experts?"
Acknowledge that scholarly publishing is racist
Peer review in the publication process is meant to ensure rigid methodology and low bias in what gets published, but that system is flawed. According to the Association for Psychological Science, Murray et al., and Lee & Low Books, most editors are white and/or from Western nations (links to articles below). Lee & Low Books and Wu report that 66-80% of peer reviewers are also white (links to articles below). These gatekeepers control the authorship and content of scholarly journals and books, which ultimately favor white, Western authors - even in works focused on race