I’m not the paralegal, I’m counsel.
Melissa Paulk. As a young, black woman attorney, when I walked into a room, often I was assumed to be the paralegal or some other...
You can’t lead, you’re a woman!
Wendy Hunt. Despite having a management degree, I have been told this phrase, in so many various ways, by teachers, employers to be, managers and...
Not the RIGHT kind of gay!
Vic Puglisi People think I should act a certain way, look a certain way, and sound a certain way. i.e.: wearing rainbows, go to every...
Some of my best friends are …
Cynthia Segovia. Some of my best friends are_____ (insert insult) Lesbians, Gay, Latin, Black, Women. For most of my adult life I have been met...
Hmm…I thought you were white!
Bernadette Nixon, Las Vegas, NEVADA, . This often occurs when I have only had phone conversations prior to the face to face meeting. Or, I...
What does “sounding black” sound like?
Parisi Melton, Chesapeake, VA I grew up with a single mother who depended on my grandmother assisting her with babysitting, who lived in what was...
You sound like a white girl.
Cam-Tien Cummins. I get this comment quite often, usually after the person gets comfortable with me enough to say this. I also get this from...
Latino: diabetic, HIV+ and with accent.
Fabricio Fernando Portillo Flores, Clearwater, FL It is already hard to be a Latino in this country dealing with racism, injustice, language, legal status,etc that...
My Kids Are Safe At Home
Angel Sanderson. My biggest fear is having my children harmed because of the color of their skin, I feel like if they aren’t at home...
Black daughters’ pain, white mother’s heartbreak
Karen Wright The horrific statements that people feel is ok to say to my children WHILE I AM IN THEIR PRESENCE astounds me. My ex-husband...
My son needed a “white” name
Lisa Dumelow. My children are multi-cultural (their father was a refugee from Cuba). When our only son was born, his father wanted to name him...
Conflicted. Southern white girl, black neighborhood.
Kaitlyn Shinault Growing up as the only white kid in a minority community I was often torn between my racially diverse friends and my very...
Not a black and white issue.
Bob Williams. I understand the importance of taking a stand and proclaiming that black lives matter. The racial and ethnic divisions and hatred in our...
Yes, my real name is Kelly.
Kelly Roldan I am a proud Latina (born in Caracas, Venezuela) with an American name, people often ask if Kelly is my real name or...
When I can remove my mask?
Keta Being a Black American woman comes with a lot of “work” daily… making sure that I don’t sound “too black” in my conversations or...
Two mixed kids with racist grandparents.
Lauren Gavigan. I wish my parents knew why I was so passionate about the Black Lives Matter movement. Growing up in a an all white...
