White Like MeWhite Like Me

Tim WiseTim Wise

Presented by Justine RagaPresented by Justine Raga

PillPill

Would you take a pill that…Would you take a pill that… To family, friends and all who knew To family, friends and all who knew

you, you’d appear the same,you, you’d appear the same, but to those you didn’t know, you’d but to those you didn’t know, you’d

appear black?appear black? To persons newly encountered, police To persons newly encountered, police

officers, bank officials, etc, would you officers, bank officials, etc, would you want to look black? want to look black?

Wise found no one that said yes (p. Wise found no one that said yes (p. 88)88)

Born to BelongingBorn to Belonging

Ancestors from Scotland and RussiaAncestors from Scotland and Russia Born in 1968Born in 1968

MLKMLK VietnamVietnam Lots of energyLots of energy

PrivilegePrivilege

9/10 teachers were white (when Wise 9/10 teachers were white (when Wise was in school)was in school)

Teachers punish people of color more Teachers punish people of color more than whitesthan whites 14 studies to back this up14 studies to back this up Is it the teacher’s fault?Is it the teacher’s fault?

PrivilegePrivilege

Underage drinking partiesUnderage drinking parties Beat-up car w/ anti-David Duke Beat-up car w/ anti-David Duke

stickersticker Getting lost in a fogGetting lost in a fog Racial profiling after 9/11Racial profiling after 9/11

Richard Reid (British Afro-Caribbean) Richard Reid (British Afro-Caribbean) tried to take a plane down in Francetried to take a plane down in France

White JesusWhite Jesus

DenialDenial

Bio on Andrew JacksonBio on Andrew Jackson ““minimize the crimes of slavery and minimize the crimes of slavery and

genocide” (p. 68)genocide” (p. 68) 20/2020/20

““white privilege” first usedwhite privilege” first used Urged “collective responsibility”Urged “collective responsibility” Interview was cutInterview was cut

Black doctorBlack doctor

ResistanceResistance

Columbus DayColumbus Day Does not honor Native AmericansDoes not honor Native Americans

““Silence bespeaks assumption of Silence bespeaks assumption of irrelevance” (p. 97)irrelevance” (p. 97)

““Engage not enrage”Engage not enrage” Racist jokesRacist jokes MallsMalls The Color of FearThe Color of Fear Raise anti-racist childrenRaise anti-racist children

CollaborationCollaboration

Collaborating with racismCollaborating with racism ““what collaboration sounds like is what collaboration sounds like is

silence” (p. 129)silence” (p. 129) White kids went to enrichmentWhite kids went to enrichment

Isn’t it based on ability?Isn’t it based on ability?

LossLoss

White status = modern creationWhite status = modern creation ColumbineColumbine 9/119/11

““Why do they hate us?”Why do they hate us?” MotherMother GrandmotherGrandmother

RedemptionRedemption

““If the fight wouldn’t end in victory, If the fight wouldn’t end in victory, there was no purpose…” (p. 174).there was no purpose…” (p. 174).

Be part of the solution.Be part of the solution.

EpilogueEpilogue

Letter to White AmericaLetter to White America Katrina: We were shown what the Katrina: We were shown what the

media wanted us to see…media wanted us to see… ““Hear what Hear what theythey say they need, say they need,

rather than assuming that we know rather than assuming that we know what is best for them” (p. 190)what is best for them” (p. 190)

What this means for teachers…What this means for teachers…

Move yourself along the cultural Move yourself along the cultural awareness chartawareness chart

Affirm all cultures in your classroomAffirm all cultures in your classroom ““Engage not enrage”Engage not enrage”

Don’t ignore issuesDon’t ignore issues