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Dear White America with Tim Wise


INTRODUCTION:

In the third installment of our series on white fragility and nationalism in higher education, Ralph Newell welcomes writer and activist Tim Wise.

As one of the nation’s most prominent anti-racist essayists, educators, philanthropists, and philosophers, tune in as this “vanilla brother” discusses what created the perfect storm for white anxiety; its long-term ramifications; how white privilege manifests in higher education; and what we, as allies, can do better.

KEY POINTS:

QUOTABLES:

“When you're used to hegemony, pluralism feels like oppression.”

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