Tim Wise

The denial of racism is a form of racism itself.

— Tim Wise

In short, and let us be clear on it: race is not a card. It determines whom the dealer is, and who…

— Tim Wise

You can't organize people if you don't love them. And however hard it can be to love the racist you come in…

— Tim Wise

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

Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore…

— Tim Wise

Mass media over-represents persons of color in negative ways, especially as criminals, relative to the share of crime actually done by such…

— Tim Wise

It's hard to say when or if we will actually arrive at that place called 'post-racial', or, better yet, post-racism.

— Tim Wise

Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture.

— Tim Wise

There won’t be any more white folks around who think the 1950s were the good old days, because there won’t be any…

— Tim Wise

Old white people have pretty much always been the bad guys, the keepers of the hegemonic and reactionary flame, the folks unwilling…

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If we don't figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care,…

— Tim Wise

So, in "Melting Pot" the children (about a third of whom were kids of color) sang the line, "America was the new…

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The system of white supremacy is intended to make folks of color doubt themselves, their intelligence, their abilities, their very sanity. And…

— Tim Wise

Being asked to describe what 'post-racial' means is a bit like being asked to describe a leprechaun, cold fusion or unicorns: we…

— Tim Wise

Antiracism is not "my" campaign. I have been doing antiracism organizing, activism, educating and writing for 20 years, in one form or…

— Tim Wise

Children are free moral agents and have a right to be exposed to a range of beliefs well beyond the rigid doctrinal…

— Tim Wise

Our failure as a society to properly acknowledge and confront the psychological, social, and political effects of white privilege has perpetuated racial…

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What whites have rarely had to think about—because being the dominant group, we are so used to having our will done, with…

— Tim Wise

When I got to college, the fake ID thing wasn't that important, since pretty much everyone could get away with drinking in…

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And let's just be honest, there is no such place called 'justice,' if by that we envision a finish line, or a…

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If you know the history of the whole concept of whiteness if you know the history of the whole concept of the…

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“...After all, acknowledging unfairness then calls decent people forth to correct those injustices. And since most persons are at their core, decent…

— Tim Wise

People never hurt others in moments of personal strength and bravery, when they are feeling good about themselves, when they are strong…

— Tim Wise

After all, acknowledging unfairness then calls decent people forth to correct those injustices. And since most persons are at their core, decent…

— Tim Wise

Stuff Happens.’ That’s the G-rated version. That’s a bumper sticker that only a straight white upper middle class male could have made.…

— Tim Wise

“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

I think for folks of color the key to combatting racism period is a) trusting their instincts and b) solidarity with one…

— Tim Wise

Violating the 4th Amendment guarantees against illegal searches and seizures is not the way to solve crime problems.

— Tim Wise

If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people.

— Tim Wise

Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another.

— Tim Wise

Only blacks can play the race card, apparently; only they think in racial terms, at least to hear white America tell it.

— Tim Wise

Precisely because white denial has long trumped claims of racism, people of color tend to underreport their experiences with racial bias rather…

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As a writer, there are times when you have something to say, and yet no particular 'hook' upon which to hang the…

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To believe that the United States is post-racial requires an almost incomprehensible inability or unwillingness to stare truth in the face.

— Tim Wise

“The irony of American history is the tendency of good white Americanas to presume racial innocence. Ignorance of how we are shaped…

— Tim Wise

For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no…

— Tim Wise

Progress is always relative: to the oppressed, it can only be viewed as an all or nothing deal - if oppression continues,…

— Tim Wise

Sadly, whites are rarely open to what black and brown folks have to say regarding their ongoing experiences with racist mistreatment. And…

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Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples.…

— Tim Wise

I don't think the job of the antiracist is to convert the far-out heathen racist, or give them their 'come to Jesus'…

— Tim Wise