Tim Wise Analysis

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It is no secret that racism is still a big problem today. People in our society to this day still think that it is okay to treat people differently based of the color of their skin or ethnicity. Tim Wise mentioned in his speech at the University of San Fransisco that since racism isn't always easy to talk about, color blindness and color muteness is becoming an increasing problem. The concept of Race was socially constructed when the European’s discovered people that looked different from them. They thought of themselves as being superior than the rest, thus racism began. It is important that we bring these issues to light so that more people get educated on the topic. The only way to stop the cycle is through education. Even though slavery

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