Anti-racist activist, author and educator, Tim Wise shared insights and reflections on the challenges of conducting diversity research. Wise is the author of Colorblind: The Rise of Post Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity; White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son; Speaking Treason Fluently; and Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama. He is purported to be “the most prominent anti-racist writer…in the US.” His Temple appearance was part of a local four-college tour with Speak Out- the Institute for Democratic Education & Culture. This event was Co-sponsored with IDEAL (Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership) and Temple Libraries.
Academic Center on Research in Diversity at Temple University