Tim Wise

Tim Wise is a white Southerner making him somewhat unique among antiracism activists. Over the last decade Wise has spoken at more than four hundred colleges and universities, including Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and Columbia. He’s also appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows and has helped train law-enforcement officers, corporate executives, government officials, and journalists to spot racial bias in their work. Wise is the author of four books, including Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections from an Angry White Male, White like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, and Between Barack and a Hard Place: Race and Whiteness in the Age of Obama.