Defending Critical Race Theory from Orchestrated Attacks

Description

In this presentation, anti-racism educator and author Tim Wise examines the recent attacks on racial equity initiatives in schools and workplaces and what those attacks are really about. Wise explores why the attacks on critical race theory have manifested now, and how educators and others can push back against these efforts to rationalize and perpetuate racial inequality.

Tim Wise is an American activist and writer on the topic of race. He has trained teachers, corporate employees, non-profit organizations, and law enforcement officers in methods for addressing and dismantling racism in their institutions. Wise is the author of eight books and several articles on anti-racism, white privilege, and how racism operates in American society and politics.

Closed captioning will be available. For further information, contact Brittany Winborne at bwinbor2@jhmi.edu. Hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Bloomberg American Health Initiative and Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity.