Why is race still an uncomfortable subject to talk about in the United States? Join us for this conversation with Rich Benjamin, author of Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America, and Tim Wise, author of Between Barack & A Hard Place: Racism & White Denial in the Age of Obama. Benjamin and Wise will discuss white America's struggle to talk about race. Rich Benjamin is a Demos Senior Fellow.
Part of the year-long speaker series, "Talking About Race," presented in partnership with the Open Society Institute-Baltimore. Cosponsor: Demos
Recorded On: Tuesday, December 01, 2009