“The irony of American history is the tendency of good white Americanas to presume racial innocence. Ignorance of how we are shaped… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
Our failure as a society to properly acknowledge and confront the psychological, social, and political effects of white privilege has perpetuated racial… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
“...After all, acknowledging unfairness then calls decent people forth to correct those injustices. And since most persons are at their core, decent… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
“To pay attention to the American political process, and what the candidates for this nation’s highest office have to say and not… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There are… — Tim Wise Copy Share
For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion,… — Tim Wise Copy Share
Progress is always relative: to the oppressed, it can only be viewed as an all or nothing deal - if oppression continues, even in… — Tim Wise Copy Share
I don't think the job of the antiracist is to convert the far-out heathen racist, or give them their 'come to Jesus' moment, as… — Tim Wise Copy Share
And in "Elbow Room" the cast sings the glories of westward expansion in the United States, which involved the murder of native peoples and… — Tim Wise Copy Share
If we dont figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent… — Tim Wise Copy Share
So, in "Melting Pot" the children (about a third of whom were kids of color) sang the line, "America was the new world and… — Tim Wise Copy Share
Hardly any aspect of my life, from where I had lived to my education to my employment history to my friendships, had been free… — Tim Wise Copy Share
People of color have to do this work as a mater of everyday survival. And so long as they have to, who am I… — Tim Wise Copy Share
You can't organize people if you don't love them. And however hard it can be to love the racist you come in contact with;… — Tim Wise Copy Share
Being asked to describe what 'post-racial' means is a bit like being asked to describe a leprechaun, cold fusion or unicorns: we know what… — Tim Wise Copy Share
As a writer, there are times when you have something to say, and yet no particular 'hook' upon which to hang the missive you… — Tim Wise Copy Share
“The power of resistance is to set an example: not necessarily to change the person with whom you disagree, but to empower the one… — Tim Wise Copy Share
When you allow racial disparity and institutional inequity to affect one part of the country, eventually it's coming back to get everyone. — Tim Wise Copy Share
