Tim Wise: White Privilege, Racism, White Denial & The Cost of Inequality

A series of lectures by Tim Wise dealing with Understanding Racism and White Privilege

Silent Beats

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​This Princess Grace Award Winning short film was made by a student at USC School of Cinema. It deals with the first impressions and assumptions made by three people in a convenience store. 

Brothers Speaking: Exploring the Lives of Black Men

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/local/therootdc/brother-speak-the-duality-of-fear/2012/12/20/2c32fa88-47b1-11e2-820e-17eefac2f939_video.html

This link will take you to the first in a three-part series from The Washington Post asking Black Men what they fear, love and dream about.


Bike Theft:
What would You Do?
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What would you do if you saw someone trying to steal a bike in a park--if that person were black, white, or female? 


Shopping While Black:     Racial Profiling

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What would you do if you witnessed a sales clerk refusing to serve a Black woman in an upscale store?

WWYD? What Would You Do-White Nanny Says Child Is Misbehaving Because 'She's Black'
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What would you do if you saw a nanny being mean to a child?


How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion

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In this TedTalk, Pegy McIntosh descibes why it is important to study our privilege. and the increased compassion that grows from that study.

Cracking the Codes

In this story from Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, a film from World Trust, author and educator, Joy DeGruy, shares how her sister-in-law uses her white privilege to stand up to systemic inequity,


Hispanic Racism is Still Alive

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What would you do if a store refused to serve people who did not speak English?

Our Lives Matter

This PSA video project was created to give voice to the young boys of color as they demonstrate what it feels like to wear a target. FIlmed in Harlem, NYC, 30 African-American and Latino boys, ages 3-17 joined together to take a stand against racial targeting of youth. 





Talk About the Talk 


This video acknowledges that the conversations about the police that happen in black homes are often very different than they are in white homes. It was created to help people engage in a positive discussion about race and equal treatment and change the conversation by talking about "the talk."

Race: The Power of an Illusion

An online companion to California Newsreel's three-part documentary  about race, science and history.

You Can Help Stop the Violence

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In this TedTalk, Verna Meyers offers three things for us to do to address the "Ferguson in us."

23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America


Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Jennifer Hudson, Pink, Bono, and others explain why it's time to take action to heal the long history of systemic racism in America. #23Ways 

In collaboration with Alicia Key and the We Are Here Movement, with original reporting from Mic's Jamilah King.Type your paragraph here.


http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm

Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

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Peggy McIntosh speaks about the creation of the items in her well-known account of white privilege--Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

Color Blind or Color Brave

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In this TedTalk, Mellody Hobson asks if we want to  be color blind or color brave.

Secret Santa Saves Christmas


CBS News Story about law enforcement officers bringing joy to people they stop by giving them hundred dollar bills.



How to Talk About Race


Despite having elected a black president, Eric Deggans says that the conversation about race in America is just beginning. He insists that we do not shy away from it, no matter how uncomfortable it might be.