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Not Just a Joke: Reflections on Free Speech, Violence and Mislabeled Heroism
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Not Just a Joke: Reflections on Free Speech, Violence and Mislabeled Heroism

Civil and Human Rights, Democracy, Editorial, Racial Socioeconomic Relations, Tim Wise, Tolerance/Humanization

Not Just a Joke: Reflections on Free Speech, Violence and Mislabeled Heroism

By Tim Wise | Originally Published at Tim Wise. January 8, 2015 | Image Credit; Twitter Many years ago, when discussing the issue of hate speech and how it should be addressed on college campuses, my friend Paul Gallegos at Evergreen State College smiled and said, “Ya [...]

Not Just a Joke: Reflections on Free Speech, Violence and Mislabeled HeroismTim Wise2016-11-29T17:37:24-05:00

Far More Than Anecdote: Quantifying Racism and White Privilege in the Criminal Justice System
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Far More Than Anecdote: Quantifying Racism and White Privilege in the Criminal Justice System

Civil and Human Rights, Democracy, Editorial, Equality/Equity, Racial Socioeconomic Relations, Tim Wise

Far More Than Anecdote: Quantifying Racism and White Privilege in the Criminal Justice System

“Personal anecdotes don’t prove anything. The justice system isn’t racist. Black people are arrested more often because they commit more crime. Period. End of story.” So read the message in my inbox this morning, sent by someone who had happened across my essay about Ferguson, [...]

Far More Than Anecdote: Quantifying Racism and White Privilege in the Criminal Justice SystemTim Wise2016-11-29T17:37:27-05:00