Jews wear coats of many colors.
Marsha Semmel, Arlington, USA This refers both to the Biblical story of Joseph, my own struggles with defining my Jewish identity (many Jewish friends check...
I’d Love to Hear Your Story.
Charlotte Siragusa, Norfolk, VA As a white girl living in the USA I think it is incredibly important to educate ourselves to the best of...
Segregated schools made for ahistorical arrogance.
Sarah Dornbos, Sunland, CA I didn’t know what I didn’t know, or even realize I was growing up in segregation because my parents wanted “good...
Freckles don’t make me a freak
Karlee Hedden, Young Harris, GA Growing up, I was often picked on for having freckles. As I got older I began to hate them and...
I’m a multicultural “Air Force Brat”
Sherryl Weston, Vallejo, CA I am lucky enough to know my multiracial -by marriage back in the 1800s and growing. My mother lives on the...
Racism, not race, breaks my heart.
Michael Calabrese, Wilson, WY Thank you for shedding more light on what Wendell Berry has so heart-breakingly characterized as our country’s hidden wound.
Your grades don’t define your limit
Davis Bruce, Richmond, VA As a kid I was always worried I may not succeed at what I want to do because I never do...
Internal anti-blackness barrier to true connections
Cheryl M. Williams, Santa Cruz, CA p>The older I get the clearer I see how White Supremacy +/or White Privilege is expressed in others including...
Unaware, yet aware something was amiss
Billie Anderson, Hampton, TN My birth family lived in Orlando, Florida where my father ministered to the First Christian Church. He wanted to help start...
Racism is still the norm here.
Christian Hanneman, Harper Woods, MI I grew up in a racist family. It was also part of the community I grew up in. It’s so...
I’m accepted but my child isn’t
Chelsea Thorne, Keene, NH I chose these words because as a white woman, I do not face prejudice because of my race, but my child,...
DNA testing everyone would reveal truth.
Marlys Ray, Durham, NC I will be attending a Dinner A’Dozen event this month at my church.
It should never make a difference
Mark Baron, Hartsdale, NY We’re all human. We should celebrate all of our diverse human cultures but never denigrate them. And while we’re at, how...
The TSA checks are not random.
Aren Kazanciyan, CA As far as the popular conceptions of race go, I am usually considered Middle Eastern. My family members and I are always...
Acknowledging and understanding my white privilege
Lauren Michaels, Poolesville, MD As a white individual, I have learned to identify my privilege in order to recognize what I have, and use that...
