Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism, Privilege, and Denial in the Age of Obama




Colorado College Notable Lectures & Performances show

Summary: Anti-racist writer and activist Tim Wise has spoken to more than a million people in 49 states, and on over 500 college campuses, including Harvard, Stanford, and the law schools at Yale, Columbia, and Vanderbilt. He has trained teachers as well as government, corporate, media, entertainment, military, and law enforcement officials on methods for dismantling racism in their institutions, and has served as a consultant for plaintiff's attorneys in federal discrimination cases in New York and Washington State. Recorded February 23, 2011.