Tim Wise - an anti-racist essayist, author and educator - is the next speaker in Lincoln University's "Droppin' Knowledge" Lecture Series.
He'll speak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Martin Luther King Hall's Thomas D. Pawley Theatre, on the southwest corner of East Dunklin and Chestnut streets.
Admission is free; the event is open to the public.
Wise began his career as youth coordinator and associate director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism.
He now tours the country speaking to students on more than 1,000 college and high school campuses, and to professional institutions, on ways to remove racism from within their ranks.
Wise's memoir - "White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son" - is known for its depiction of how racism creates "privilege" for Caucasians, while impacting persons of color negatively.
His five other, already published works also have earned critical acclaim, including, "Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority."
His seventh work, "Culture of Cruelty: How America's Elite Demonize the Poor, Valorize the Rich and Jeopardize the Future," is scheduled to be released early next year.
The Droppin' Knowledge Lecture Series was launched last month, to bring engaging speakers to LU's campus and community on a regular basis.
The next event in the series will be offered in January.