Found this really inspiring today: An ever expanding Twitter meme called #DangerousBlackKids, which both mocks and directly confronts the seemingly never-ending dehumanization and criminalization of black youth. In the wake of the Michael Dunn trial, which hinged on whether Jordan Davis essentially provoked his own murder at the hands of Dunn (a question on which […]
First, they tried e-mail threats. When that didn’t work, one of their number called me at home. Still no luck, and so a few years later they decided to visit the neighborhood where my family and I lived and pass out thinly veiled death threats and fliers. When that too failed to put a dent […]
I wish there were an actual recording of the speech itself, rather than just this re-reading of it, but still, this is powerful…and a reminder that white people have a choice as to whom our role models will be. That more people know of George Wallace and Bull Connor than Charles Morgan Jr. tells us […]
And now it’s come to this. I should say, and I quite sincerely mean it, that I have long respected the important analytical and journalistic work done by Bruce Dixon, Margaret Kimberley and everyone associated with Black Agenda Report. I consider BAR among the two or three most valuable left/radical blogs out there, and when […]
A new 2-plus minute preview clip from my upcoming film, “White Like Me,” from the Media Education Foundation.
Here’s an initial trailer for my upcoming film, “White Like Me,” from the Media Education Foundation
Here’s an interview clip with Michelle Alexander (“The New Jim Crow”), from my upcoming Media Education Foundation film, “White Like Me,” in which she discusses white privilege and the so-called war on drugs. We are still trying to wrap up the Kickstarter campaign for the film, and closing in on our goal! Help put us […]
Here’s a snippet of the interview with Imani Perry of Princeton, who is featured in my upcoming film “White Like Me,” from the Media Education Foundation. In this clip, she discusses the myth of post-racialism in America. We are still trying to wrap up the Kickstarter campaign for the film, and closing in on our […]
Here is an excerpt from an interview with John Bracey Jr. of U Mass Amherst, who is featured in my upcoming film (from the Media Education Foundation), “White Like Me.” We are still trying to wrap up the Kickstarter campaign for the film, and closing in on our goal! Help put us over the top, […]
Here’s the Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming White Like Me film. We’re close to making it happen, but any support we can get from longtime supporters and readers (or new ones!) would help tons… To contribute, go here: WHITE LIKE ME brings the work of anti-racist author and educator Tim Wise to the screen, exploring […]
