Small town girl, big world problems.
Michaela Ford, Cheboygan, MI I am just a small-town girl that went to a small school with a graduating class of fourteen kids. Having a...
Armenian, Greek, What’s in a name?
Chris Terzian, Gainesville, FL As an Armenian and Greek individual, my race and heritage are known by the last three letters of my name (ian)....
Racism is part of our DNA
Russ Becker, Durango, CO My cousin, who grew up on a farm in central Indiana, was a farmer and an exceptionally nice guy. In his...
Why do white people move away?
Sheila Troupe, Redondo Beach, CA At 75 years old I have watched many cities change demographics after a neighborhood becomes about 15% minority. The minority...
In Louisiana: That’s mighty white of you
Brynda Jean Smith, Chapel Hill, NC Everyone has talked about the casual racism of their childhood, but it took me a while to see how...
Colorblind childhood, learned to see.
Kira Miller, Petoskey, MI Growing up in a predominantly white town with a mixed-race best friend, I initially didn’t think much about race. My friend...
Really pretty for a Dark Girl!
Benicia Parker, Port Arthur, TX I chose this picture and my six words because I was reminded that the color of my skin defined my...
My race does not define me
Kristin Koby, Palm Bay, FL. I was put up for adoption before I was even born. A loving white family of 7 took me in...
I learned I was Black in kindergarten.
Shakira, Phoenix, AZ. One day after our teacher snapped photos of our class she developed them in black and white and scattered them out on...
I see people, not colored skin.
Elizabeth Furstenau, Pierce, NE In this life, so many people are judged because of where they come from or what they look like, but we...
Kofi is a fake white man!
fakeKofi M. G. W. Opantiri, Los Angeles, CA. I am the eldest child of two boys and a girl born to an American-African father and...
Proudly hispanic, only viewed as Caucasian
Rohyn Contreras-Schofield, Fitzwilliam, NH I grew up in rural NH surrounded by a white community which didn’t allow me to embrace my hispanic/latino side, I...
False construct that still shapes us
David Meredith Hindman, Williamsburg, VA We know that race is not real – all humans share 99.9% DNA, and yet it has shaped our perceptions...
I will have an inclusive classroom.
Emily Jackman, Durham, NH As a future educator, I am constantly learning new things myself. I want to learn as much as I can to...
