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Emit

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 01:18 AM Jul 2013

Anti-racist Activist Tim Wise on the N-Word...

Special Program on Racial Slurs and Racism in America 7/1/13


Here’s my first salvo in the CNN special tonight on the N-Word, racial slurs and racism in America, more broadly…

http://www.timwise.org/2013/07/tim-wise-on-cnn-special-program-on-racial-slurs-and-racism-in-america-713/


Also at that link:

Part 2:

My second salvo on CNN tonight, discussing racial slurs and racism in America. In this clip, LeVar Burton discusses how he responds to police, and I discuss how fundamentally different the white experience is with law enforcement…

http://www.timwise.org/2013/07/tim-wise-on-cnn-racism-and-racial-slurs-part-two-7113/


On that last note, here's another related video:

What Would You Do? Bike Theft (White Guy, Black Guy, Pretty Girl)

A social experiment is conducted in a park. Three people try to steal a bike out in the open. First, a white teenager. Then, a black one. Finally, a young blond tries her luck. Does anyone try to stop them?

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Anti-racist Activist Tim Wise on the N-Word... (Original Post) Emit Jul 2013 OP
Hillarious video! nt Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #1
Watch this: Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 #2
that "colored kids" guy was a total racist JI7 Jul 2013 #5
K&R for Tim Wise.. Cha Jul 2013 #3
Yup, I think he gets it. freshwest Jul 2013 #4
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