April 27 - Race Talk
Race Is Not a Card: White Privilege, Racism, and the Culture of Denial
A lecture by writer and activist
Tim Wise
Friday, April 27, 2007
7-9 p.m.
Cowles Auditorium,
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
3011-19th Avenue South
Minneapolis
Free and open to the public
Wheelchair accessible
Reception and book signing following talk
Tim Wise is among the most respected anti-racist writers and educators in the U.S., having spoken in 48 states and on over 400 college campuses. He has trained teachers as well as corporate, government, media, and law enforcement officials on methods for dismantling institutional racism.
Wise has contributed essays to 15 books and is the author of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son (Soft Skull Press, 2005) and Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White (Routledge, 2005). He has also served as an adjunct faculty member at the Smith College School of Social Work where he co-taught a master’s-level class on racism in the U.S.