Paul Harris May 01, 2009 12:00am CHILD genius Elise Tan-Roberts, aged two years, four months and two weeks, has just become the youngest member of the high-IQ society Mensa. Elise has an estimated IQ of 156. Th...

White Whine: Reflections on the Brain-Rotting Properties of Privilege Timwise.org April, 20 2004 By Wise, Tim To truly understand a nation, a culture, or its people, it helps to know what they take for granted. ...

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galvest...

Arthur John Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, was an American boxer and arguably the best heavyweight of his generation. He was the first black Heav...

Believe it or not, Jazz was started by Negro Spirituals sung on plantations by slaves. The songs sung at the slave's secret church meetings had certain rhythms and different notes (called blue's notes) that made th...

Reflections on Whiteness and the Cult of "Progress" By Tim Wise September 15, 2005 As of this coming year, high school students in Philadelphia, PA will be required to take a course in African American h...

Personal Responsibility for Thee But Not for Me: Blame Shifting and Buck-Passing, Conservative Style By Tim Wise August 9, 2007 Conservatives love to parade as the apostles of personal responsibility. Whenever th...

Black Success, White Denial and the Reality of Racism By Tim Wise July 28, 2006 "What about Oprah?" So came the question from the middle of the crowded lecture hall, spat out from a contorted face who...

Facts? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Facts: By Tim Wise The electronic messages I receive from overt racists would be hilarious were they not so sad, so indicative of an inability to do basic research, interpre...