#WhiteLiesMatter, Part Three: Debunking Racist Apologetics One Fact at a Time

Some more corrections to common right-wing “wisdom…”

Lie: Blacks have job edge over whites because of “reverse discrimination.” Fact: Recent black college grads 2.5x more…

Posted by Tim Wise on Thursday, May 21, 2015

Lie: Asian success proves that racism is dead. Fact: Whites w/ a high school diploma or college degree, and of the same…

Posted by Tim Wise on Thursday, May 21, 2015

Lie: Black superstars prove there is equal opportunity in the U.S. Fact: The wealthiest 400 white people in the country…

Posted by Tim Wise on Friday, May 22, 2015

Lie: Blacks can move up the economic ladder as easily as anyone. Fact: Even for those born middle class, whites are…

Posted by Tim Wise on Friday, May 22, 2015

Lie: The War on Poverty made blacks worse off. Fact: Black poverty fell 43% from 1959-1973 as anti-poverty programs…

Posted by Tim Wise on Friday, May 22, 2015