“Oh? You have two degrees. Wow!”
Rosalia Roger. Even at 43 years old, it still makes me second guess if I am enough when people are shocked that I am a...
Nobody likes us except for us
Nadiem Ahmed. This is actually a Drake lyric. I think it captures my experiences with race and identity, and it has multiple meanings to me....
Helped Grandparents change embedded racial views
Shealyn Wall. My grandparents were very loving and caring folks.. but they grew up in a “different” time with a “different” set of core beliefs...
I am striving to be anti-racist
Tara Corallino, Midlothian, VA, . I have called myself an ally for several years, but I am learning (and continuing to learn) that just not...
Stay on the phone with me.
Becky White I was talking to my son one night as he was driving to his home from work. I hear him say “what is...
Let’s stop worrying about cultural appropriation
Casey. With the life and death issues we face, trying to be a cultural police force or deciding who can or can’t blend cultures, dress,...
Stop saying crap like “those people.”
Casey. For years I have heard phrases like this in allegedly “civilized” conversations. And I’m so so SO tired of it.
I’m panamorous, I transcend in love.
Percy. Being multi-racial and raised in different cultures, I’ve been exposed to people from various countries and beliefs. My attraction and love for people goes...
I AM HERE IN SPITE OF
Judith Roads I feel that I have overcome a lot of adversity in my life. I was the poster child for the stereotype of little...
My skin color hinders my success.
I have been denied promotions due to the color of my skin, regardless of my qualifications.
You’re Too Pretty To Be Gay
Chenina “CeCe” Ferguson As a young adult I was challenged with feeling comfortable being open about my sexuality. I joined SMYAL in D.C. and through...
I am not your model minority
Sabrina Song. The model minority myth has been particularly harmful to the Black/Latinx communities. Asians are used as a scapegoat to tell our Black and...
Using my privilege to engage meaningfully.
Scott Foreman. I get so nervous about engaging on race. I’m a middle aged, privileged white male. I am concerned I will say the wrong...
Do I look like a terrorist?
Shaun Webb. I’m scruffy and brown. My friends used to joke and call me terrorist and I would explain how that hurt. That TSA and...
I’m not the ghetto white girl.
Jeskah Stalls. I grew up in a very small town where racism was very much alive. All my life I’ve been into hip hop and...
