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Tim Wise on Racism 2.0

The author and activist talks to ColorLines about his new book, white denial and gay rights. Here is a sneak peek:

Tim Wise isn’t your average white guy.

The author and activist, who began his work as an organizer with the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism, has spent the last three decades combating racism from within “the belly of the beast of whiteness,” as he puts it.

In his new book, Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama, Wise reflects on what he calls Racism 2.0—a new brand of white supremacy that operates under the guise of post-racialism.

Read the full interview here.

Posted at 2:52 PM, Sep 09, 2009 in ColorLines Features | Permalink | View Comments