Traveling closes doors on old stereotypes.
Brent Beard, Lansing, MI. For a broke college student, I’ve been lucky enough to see more of this world than many people ever will. I’ve...
Stop seeing black boys as predators.
Sandra C. Seaton East Lansing, MI Listen to Sandra’s story from NPR’s Talk of the Nation
My ancestors do not define me.
R.M. Lutz, East Lansing, MI. My color does not define me. Why should being white make me feel guilty? I didn’t want slavery. I didn’t...
My color shouldn’t determine my future!
Tyler Logan, East Lansing, MI. Don’t fall under the pressure of society telling you that because of your skin color your path has already been...
You’re a tree in the forest.
Irene Li, East Lansing, MI. You’re not just a tree, you’re a tree in a forest. You are not a fish, but a fish in...
Highly educated black woman. …so what
Levaughn, Grand Blanc, MI. I’m a master social worker and received my accelerated advanced degree from a top ten university…MSU… I am an outpatient therapist...
For God so loved the WORLD.
Kim Laforet, Lansing, MI. When you consider that we were all created in His image, it’s hard to hate a group of people that look...
You’re not like other Black people
Anonymous, Lansing, MI. Was this meant to be a compliment? …it didn’t feel like a compliment.
Learning how to be an ally…finally
Alex, East Lansing, MI. I didn’t know all the ways in which I was privileged – I really didn’t. Now that I do, I am...
I can’t help but see color
Rome, Lansing, MI. When you say “I don’t see color” what you are saying to me is that my past and present experiences and who...
Black? White? Where are my Hispanics?
Janice Mendoza, East Lansing, MI. I moved to Michigan from Southern California in middle school. I was very shocked to find out that there were...
A lifetime of challenge, determination, triumph.
Betty J Byrom Sanford, Lansing, MI. I am a child of the 50’s and know full well why we ask for reparation. While I have...
