WJON — Bias, discrimination, prejudice and racism were topics that I discussed with St. Cloud State Professor, Librarian and Researcher Melissa Prescott today on WJON. Melissa explained that each person has a bias and some of them lead to a belief that can cause prejudice. A prejudice can lead to an action against that someone and that is considered discrimination. Someone who pre-judges and discriminates on the basis of race would be considered a racist.