Tim Wise discusses: "Imagine: Protest, Insurgency and the Workings of White Privilege"

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Fri, 04/30/2010 - 12:00am
Tom Wise: "Imagine: Protest, Insurgency and the Workings of White Privilege"

Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Tim Wise about his recent article "Imagine: Protest, Insurgency and the Workings of White Privilege" on redroom.com.  (The article was incorrectly titled "Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black” on Alternet.)   Tim Wise is one of the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the U.S. He has spoken on hundreds of college campuses around the nation. He has provided anti-racism trainings to many, many groups throughout the country.
Tim Wise is one of the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the U.S. He has spoken on hundreds of college campuses around the nation. He has provided anti-racism trainings to many, many groups throughout the country.
Tim Wise is the author of the books: White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son;
Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White
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Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections from an Angry White Male;
and Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama.
His forthcoming book from City Lights is Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity.

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