Brown V. Board of Education, Tim Wise Video

          I found that this was an interesting discussion to listen to. I feel that Tim Wise brings up so many excellent points that still need to be addressed. The website is a time line on the occurrence's of the 'change ' that was made in our constitution for the equal opportunity of education, disregarding race. This was accomplished on May 17, 1954, with hard work from the community which made this all possible. Tim Wise addresses the topics that did make a great deal of impact in the past, but still views that as a problem in our society.

                                             
           Tim Wise discussed the topic of a black president for our country, and his views about this. Wise feels it is a 'tap on the glass', but it remains to be a problem. He feels that Obama's electio9n was a great start, but racism is far from being resolved. He feels that we have made progress in the past years, but the stereotyping is an on going battle. He feels that the reason Obama was elected was because he is not the 'typical blackman', but an educated one that is very intelligent, and well dressed. He explains that if a black man was to have a poor education, and dress in a different manner then the 'norm', he would have not been elected. This means that we still value people on their appearance, weather race, apparel, music we listen to, school we went to or still go to, or the neighborhoods that we reside in.

    I think that Tim Wise is triing to open our eyes to 'perseption'
   Would Obama become president if this was the circumstances?

                                                            Does image matter????????

      I found it interesting to hear him bring up a point that was made also by Johnson, regarding able-bodiness. Are we still hiring people because of their race, gender, religion, straightness, Americanism, and maleness. Tim Wise feels that we do in fact still use racism in our current daily values. He feels that black people are perceved as less intellegent, higher criminal backgrounds, less patriotic, and less hardworking then the white people in America. This is a terrible thought to come into mind, but the problem is still steriotypoed everyday in America. Tim Wise is triing to open our eyes to the issue, and his cause is worth fighting for to create a better America for our  tomorrow.