"There is an illusion about America, a myth about America to which we are clinging which has nothing to do with the lives we lead... this collision between one's image of oneself and what one actually is, is always very painful and there are two things you can do about it, you can meet the collision head on and try to become what you really are or you can retreat and try to … [Read more...] about White Like Me: Chapter 3-Denial
Tim Wise
P.O.U. Book Club Thread- White Like Me: Chapter 2 Privilege
George Carlin on White People I am not interested in anybody's guilt. Guilt is a luxury that we can no longer afford. I know you didn't do it, and I didn't do it either, but I am responsible for it because I am a man and a citizen of this country and you are responsible for it, too, for the very same... Anyone who is trying to be conscious must begin... to … [Read more...] about P.O.U. Book Club Thread- White Like Me: Chapter 2 Privilege
P.O.U. Book Club- Tim Wise, Chapter 1: Born to Belonging
Good Afternoon P.O.U.! The first chapter of Tim Wise's book; White Like Me, starts off with a James Baldwin quote: "People who imagine that history flatters them (as it does, sine they wrote it) are impaled on their history like a butterfly on a pin and become incapable of seeing or changing themselves, or the world. This is the place in which it seems to me, most white … [Read more...] about P.O.U. Book Club- Tim Wise, Chapter 1: Born to Belonging
P.O.U. Book Club Reminder
Tomorrow, the discussion on White Like Me: Chapter One- Born to Belonging will begin. More information about the book is below... Book Summary from Amazon.com- Racial privilege shapes the lives of white Americans in every facet of life, from employment and education to housing and criminal justice. Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise shows that racism not only … [Read more...] about P.O.U. Book Club Reminder
P.O.U. Book Club- New Selection
Hey P.O.U. Family! It's that time again to start up a new book. P.O.U. Book Club will read and discuss, "White Like Me, Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son" by Tim Wise. This is Tim Wise's first book that was published in 2004. Book Summary from Amazon.com- Racial privilege shapes the lives of white Americans in every facet of life, from employment and education to … [Read more...] about P.O.U. Book Club- New Selection