Talk to the hand: Black and White cultural differences in gesture use.

= 22), suggesting that gesture is culturally tied to racial identity salience. Together, these studies suggest that there are culturally learned gesture styles based on racial group membership. Thus, gesture is an understudied aspect of interracial interactions that may influence comfort in cross-cultural communication between Black and White individuals. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).