Tim Wise set it on fire at Bridging the Gap: A Dream Deferred

Educator/activist Tim Wise acknowledged at the outset of his hour-long talk on Thursday that he was yes, a white, straight man who was going to talk about race. And then he did. He quoted stats. He told stories. He made the crowd laugh, cheer, and generally come away filled with the possibilities. This was CCSU’s …

Bridging the Gap: A Dream Deferred at CCSU tomorrow

The Central Connecticut State University communication department is hosting “Bridging the Gap: A Dream Deferred,” the cap event for our semester spent looking at wealth and income inequality through the prism of race. Tim Wise is our keynote. If you didn’t get your official invitation, we really didn’t send out many. Consider yourself invited. Tim …

CT Forum on racism is sold out

Thursday’s CT Forum on racism is sold out, and here’s what you’ll miss if you didn’t get a ticket: Antonio Villaraigosa, former Mayor of Los Angeles Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center Wes Moore, social justice advocate and acclaimed author of The Other Wes Moore Jessica Williams,Daily Show correspondent, actress and comedian NPR’s …

Give this a listen

Yesterday, three CCSU students appeared on WNPR’s “Where We Live” with John Dankosky. They discussed their work this semester in the realm of wealth and income inequality, through the prism of race in the run-up to our big Dec. 10 event, Bridging the Gap: A Dream Deferred. There was no professor with them, and no …