Proud to be Black, Female, American
Kathy G. Powell, Monroe, LA I am surely a complex individual as we all are. But I definitely wanted to put the American part in...
Latino Gay Man Pursuing Higher Education
José Martinez, Duluth, GA In a world that is currently against people that look like me, I fear that my pursuit for higher education will...
Knowledge and Opinion Aren’t the Same
Krissy, Marysville, WA Developing a critical social justice lens requires constant study and practice. There is a lot of misinformation around social justice issues, and...
Two Arms, Two Legs, One Head.
Latoya Baerlocher-Turner, Newport News, VA. It’s fun watching people attempt to imagine my face from my name. My first name is notably of African American...
When does the guilt go away?
Laura S, BARTLESVILLE, OK I have 4 “biracial” children. I am a white mom. I have raised my children black because society will never give...
Don’t be scared just love me
Warren Ombayo, Lubbock, TX I’m a College freshman at Texas Tech. My whole life there has always been one teacher or person of public authority...
Am I saying wrong things?
Mary, Marquette, MI I never know what’s right when talking about race and am scared to say something offensive.
I am the ‘perfect’ eldest grandchild
Jordan Esparza, Houston, TX I was always told to be the example of what to do. I come from a mixed family and everyone has...
My Face Judged Before My Voice
Kaia Van-Seng, Santa Rosa, CA My identity is something I take seriously. It shapes who I am and how I interact with the world. So...
Unnecessary labels beget Unnecessary divide, turmoil
Jason Crocker, Marlborough, MA I used these six words in order to encapsulate and display what race means to me. I used anaphora to further...
My privilege matters, not being Latino.
Emilio Cosgrove, Ellicott City, MD I am a mixed-race individual who is Colombian and Irish. While being Latino is more significant to me than the...
You’re not hispanic your skins white?
Jasmine Dionne, Manchester, NH I get asked this question a lot, what my race is and everytime I do they mention “no your not, your...
Im from BRASIL not from BRAZIL
Gabi, Marlborough, MA Brazil with a Z differentiates from Brazil with an s, from a Brazilian perspective. Brasil is the name in Portuguese, the language...
