White Like Me : Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son (Paperback)

from JillKB

I don't agree with everything Tim Wise says, but he's a great writer (and amazing speaker -- I heard him on January 17 of this year) and thinker. He is incredibly effective at identifying and raising awareness of white privilege and systemic racism. This is a book I should reread regularly, and h...

from greeniezona

It's all thanks to Matt Peters that I discovered this engaging and informative book. Matt has frequently linked to Wise's anti-racist writings, so I added a few of his books to my wishlist and finally scored this off of paperbackswap.This book is what it sounds like it should be, a memoir about r...

from lwobbe

Eye opening explanation of the role of white privilege in society. You think you are poor and powerless? Wise details how his white privilege has created the opportunities others he grew up with would never have. From the house he lived in, the high school debate team, the liberal arts college, t...

from JillKB

I don't agree with everything Tim Wise says, but he's a great writer (and amazing speaker -- I heard him on January 17 of this year) and thinker. He is incredibly effective at identifying and raising awareness of white privilege and systemic racism. This is a book I should reread regularly, and h...

from greeniezona

It's all thanks to Matt Peters that I discovered this engaging and informative book. Matt has frequently linked to Wise's anti-racist writings, so I added a few of his books to my wishlist and finally scored this off of paperbackswap.This book is what it sounds like it should be, a memoir about r...