Prominent anti-racist writer and educator Tim Wise will speak at Cornell College on racism and racial justice at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, in the Hall-Perrine Room of the Thomas Commons.
Wise, whom scholar and philosopher Cornel West calls “a vanilla brother in the tradition of John Brown,” is among the nation’s most prominent antiracist essayists and educators. He has spent the past 20 years speaking to audiences in all 50 states, on over 1,000 college and high school campuses, and at hundreds of professional and academic conferences. He has also trained corporate, government, law enforcement, and medical industry professionals on methods for dismantling racism in their institutions.
Wise is the author of seven books, including his memoir, “White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son,” as well as “Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority,” and his latest, “Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and Sacrificing the Future of America.” He has contributed chapters or essays to over 25 additional books and his writings are taught in colleges and universities across the nation. His essays have appeared on Alternet, Salon, Huffington Post, Counterpunch, The Root, Black Commentator, BK Nation and Z Magazine, among others.
Wise also has been featured in documentaries including “White Like Me: Race, Racism and White Privilege in America” and “Vocabulary of Change.”
His appearance is sponsored by Cornell’s Office of Intercultural Life.