“Mama, look at the black one!”
Helene M. Angevine-Fina Phoenix, AZ My six words ( amazed how it fit!) were said when I was 3 years old (1959) and I had...
Tan skin, hazel eyes, long hair
Kat Baltimore, MD My mother is black and my father is white. Out of their children, I am the lightest & whitest looking. Plenty of...
You’re pretty …for a black girl.
Sydney Buffalow Washington, DC A phrase that continues to be said to me till this day and I’m an adult now! I also hear it...
Obama: hero, not target. Who knew?
Douglas Banik Redding, CT Having come of age in the ’60s, I had great fear for Barack Obama;s safety. The fact that he is entering...
…but, Daddy, what is a Negro?
Harvetta Asamoah Gathersburg, MD At 4 years old, while watching attacks on TV with dogs (at that age dogs terrified me under any circumstances), trembling,...
My great great Grandfather saved you!
Michael Smith Waco, TX I am sick and tired of being called a racist because I am a white, young, male. My great great Grandfather...
White men get to FAIL UP!
Tina Williams Phoenixville, PA This is a great project. I need more than 6 words. Do not judge me by the color of my lips...
WW TWO VETERAN POTUS BARACK OBAMA
Leo Howard Galloway Oakland, CA Retired military. As PIC of the annual Veteran’s day celebration at St. Benedict Catholic Church, I knew despite the outcome...
“First BLACK President” – racist identifier.
Scotty Martone Port Vincent, LA It’s hypocritical for those who claim we are now in a post-racial society, yet continue to use the term “First...
