Motherhood goes far beyond giving birth.
Michelle Dugas. “So, do YOU have children?” — After I introduce my “step” daughters that I’ve been raising FULL TIME since they were 2 and...
I married a gay Mexican man
Matt Bib. I think I was more worried about my husband’s family accepting me than he was of mine accepting him. While I still need...
Black – in the middle – White
Marie-Rose Lohier. I am a middle aged white woman, married to a black man (immigrant) and mother to three beautiful biracial kids. I could scream...
Pretty if you were lighter skinned
Renee Crenshaw. I’ve been told many times growing up that I would be pretty if my skin was lighter.
What are they? They are humans
Marcia Arnwine. I have 3 daughters that are bi-racial. Their father is black. People will ask me, what are they? or where are they from....
Just know, I am your ally
Christy Stover. It hurt me to my core to know the struggles that people have to go through and I just want everyone to know...
Hey y’all, the water is not colored!
Lora McKnight. When I was a little girl, my family took a road trip from Texas to Kansas. We stopped to get gas and I...
“Being black is not a curse”
Betty Harris. I recall having a conversation with one of my white acquaintances in regard to past and present racism against blacks in America. After...
I’m white. My daughters are brown.
Beth Akil. I married an Arab man and have four beautiful daughters. I’ve been asked if I adopted my daughters due to our difference in...
Try getting to know me first
Sharina Stepney. I’m originally from New York & moved to Va for the first time when I was 9 years old. I was not liked...
Different than where I grew up
Sheila M. Crudup. My tiny hometown is in southwest Missouri. I grew up with racism, jokes about black people and ignorance of what the ENTIRE...
Why do you talk like that?
Nyleja Rose. Once my parents got divorced I moved into the inner city with my mother. I never knew there was something wrong with the...
Are yall even listening to me
Constance Felton. This question has crossed my mind in countless interactions I’ve had over the years. . .as a child trying to cross the generational/multicultural...
Love Life and everyone I meet
Kenneth Holl. Life is too short to hold grudges and think of others different from myself. Everyone I meet is special to me and my...
Teaching our parents white privilege exists
Chris Berney. It’s been an incredibly frustrating few years, trying to get my parents to acknowledge “white privilege” both exists, and is not a term...
“When are you having kids?” and “You look so young!”
Joanne Yuen. I have 2 submissions. First one is in regards to being a woman. From my early 20s on (especially in my 30s), many...
