The College of Charleston is hosting one of the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States. Tim Wise will present “Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equality” on Monday, February 27, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in Physicians Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Office of Institutional Diversity Signature Speaker Series and Black History Month programming. Watch a video.
“We hope to raise critical awareness around issues of racism and discrimination in our communities,” says John Bello-Ogunu, Sr., associate vice president and chief diversity officer at the College of Charleston. “We also want to create and sustain a vibrant multicultural campus community, where mutual respect for our unique human and cultural differences is fostered through comprehensive, all-inclusive educational, cultural, social, and outreach programs.”
Tim Wise has been called, “One of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation,” by best-selling author and Professor Michael Eric Dyson, of Georgetown University. Wise, who was named one of “25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World,” by Utne Reader in 2010, has spoken in 49 states, on over 800 college and high school campuses, and to community groups across the nation. He has also lectured internationally in Canada and Bermuda on issues of comparative racism, race and education, racism and religion, and racism in the labor market. Wise is the author of six books, including the highly acclaimed memoir, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son.
Tim Wise will be available after the event for a book signing (with sales available).
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the C.A. Dufford, Jr. Estate for the promotion of diversity at the College of Charleston.
For more information, contact Rochelle Johnson, diversity program coordinator in the Office of Institutional Diversity at 843.953.5079 or OID@cofc.edu.
