So, in "Melting Pot" the children (about a third of whom were kids of color) sang the line, "America was the new world and Europe was the old," in one stroke eradicating the narratives of indigenous persons for whom America was hardly new, and any nonwhite kids whose old worlds had been in Africa or Asia, not Europe.
Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another. - Tim Wise
Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another.
- 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 paying jobs, … - 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 paying jobs, …
Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There… - 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…
The power of resistance is to set an example: not necessarily to change the person with whom you disagree, but to empower the one who is watching and… - Tim Wise
The power of resistance is to set an example: not necessarily to change the person with whom you disagree, but to empower the one who is watching and…
And let's just be honest, there is no such place called 'justice,' if by that we envision a finish line, or a point at which the battle is won and th… - Tim Wise
And let's just be honest, there is no such place called 'justice,' if by that we envision a finish line, or a point at which the battle is won and th…
If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people. - Tim Wise
If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people.
The denial of racism is a form of racism itself. - Tim Wise
The denial of racism is a form of racism itself.
Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture. - Tim Wise
Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture.
Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in Ameri… - Tim Wise
Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in Ameri…
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