Ask Quote by Tim Wise

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

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

— Tim Wise

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The denial of racism is a form of racism itself.

— 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 know what…

— Tim Wise